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Balun, current-voltage-choke

Feb 19th 2014, 15:41

ki515494

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Can anyone explain what the difference is in these baluns
Feb 20th 2014, 03:27

W1VT

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A voltage balun typically uses transformer coupling to achieve equal and opposite voltages at the output, relative to ground.

A current balun typically chokes off unwanted currents with a high impedance to achieve equal and opposite currents at the output.

Roy, W7EL wrote a paper on baluns
http://www.eznec.com/Amateur/Articles/Baluns.pdf

Zack Lau W1VT
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