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Pros & Cons
Pros
Low price, and great utility of this balun makes it a no-brainer purchase! Great low-cost compliments to my swling. This improvement also strengthens the whole assembly.
Does the job wonderfully. Works as advertised. Thanks for the great and quick service.
Balun design dot com has a link to a wire length chart you may find useful. Dipole antenna picks up hf freqs all the way down to 3.
Cons
The antenna input mechanism is very iffy. It seems that input and output are not electrically isolated. Did not work at all.
Highlights
Quality
Was easy to install and definitely improved reception on my receiver
Well made and perfect for making a custom antenna
Hf signals that were just above the noise without the long wire connected to the balun are with the balun connected coming in a... Read More
I would have gladly paid extra to have this product made more robust for permanent applications instead of having to modify it myself
Price
Helps me use inexpensive random wire for testing the receiver
The low price and great utility of this balun makes it a nobrainer purchase
Shipping
Thanks for the great and quick service
Shipping was fast price was right and like i stated nooelec is a great company to do business with
Packaging/appearance
The packaging was excellent and the little clips hold firm enough
I wish it came in a waterproof case
Competitiveness
I was able to get similar performance with ham it up and my moderately priced sony shortwave radio
I also made a vhf antenna with this balun which performed many many times better than the tiny magmount supplied with a typical stlsdr
I didnt measure it but did compare receive signal strength as quickly as i could make changes to make the comparison
While the differences are small in my example other wire lengths at other frequencies can make a huge difference
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- This product had a total of 661 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 8 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
But i live in a suburban area and i only have room for a 35 foot 34long34 wire in my back yard
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Nne orientation in southern arizona
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Im thinking of shortening the long wire though to get it further away from the attachment points
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I dont know if thats the problem but im amplifying noise right along with the signal when i use the long wire
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It could be that im in such a noisy environment it wont help
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If i level the longwire by attaching a pole to the wall maybe that will be helpful too
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
But this baluncoax combo is nearly as noisy
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I was hoping the coax would cut down on the noise more than it does
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