balun

[@nhojcam]

what is the size of the ferrites and the value?

[@fasnuf]

Why remove the centers out of the plastic snap housing? Cant you just snap on and shrink over?

[@billrockwell7250]

The heat shrink is not large enough to go over the plastic. I guess you could find larger heat shrink but it will have to be better than 3:1 or it will not shrink small enough to get tight on the coax so you will have to find greater than 3:1 and I am sure that will cost more. Most hams I know are a frugal bunch so I never looked into that option.

[@19134ANDY]

So I would need two if I buy the 40 meter add on kit right.

[@tglenn3121]

What size coax are you using in this video?

[@billrockwell7250]

LMR400

[@jolebole-yt]

@@billrockwell7250 What brand/type LMR400 do you recommend ?

[@19134ANDY]

Where does that go close to feed in antenna or radio shack?

[@billrockwell7250]

At the antenna.

[@Ed-hz2um]

Bill, This installation would be fine, but your balun kit came with solid beads, not split. I had to cut the connector off the coax to get them on, then re-solder the connector. Not a particularly difficult task normally, but my arthritic hands don't do this very well any more. Ed KE6BN

[@billrockwell7250]

We sell two different kits. One with solid beads and one with split beads. This video is for the split balun. It sounds like you purchased the solid bead kit.

[@Ed-hz2um]

@@billrockwell7250 I guess I didn't see the split bead version on the website, Bill. I don't have the hex up on a tall mast yet, but it seems to be working quite well on its stand at 7 feet in the yard. Tilt up mast construction starts in a couple of weeks, held up by the rotator being back ordered. After 57 years as a ham, this will be my very first beam antenna.