Catwalker

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A 4:1 Balun for my balcony antenna, I'll show pics of it when it's complete.
This is air-wound over a piece of 1.75 inch black plastic pipe.
The pipe is 5" long, but the coil itself only occupies 3" of space on the pipe.

The schematic is fairly simple:


















This is how far along I am:
















I'll provide more photos once the connectors are all in place.

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Well, that didn't go so well. :/

My 858D is history. I went to use it (before having the chance
to modify it, I might add) to shrink some heat shrink tubing, and the wand
decided to catch fire!

Oh well, after pulling the plug and tossing the want in a bucket of
water, it's now in the dumpster...

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