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IW0HEX
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Rating: 5/5
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Aug 31, 2009 12:16
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all perfect
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I have done my order and in 4 days I received my balun at my home with DHL company. All perfect, all ok. Great comunications via email.
Balun (4:1) is ok and now it's running on my Cushcraft X7.
Tnx DX ENGINEERING !!!
Pasquale IW0HEX
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N4KC
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Rating: 5/5
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Jul 29, 2009 14:22
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Cheapskate won over
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I hate to spend money, but I've coiled up miles of coax in my time. Or tried to get by with a balun some guy put together in his basement. Save money. Buy one of these babies. Or more. I have two, both 1:1, one for a big horizontal loop and one for a ladder-line-fed dipole.
One's outside, mounted on the wall where I switch to a short run of coax into the shack. The other was outside for more than two years until I brought it inside and got it closer to the tuner/rig. Neither shows any signs of weather damage. Both seem to do exactly what I want them to do (based on the EXCELLENT tutorial on the DXE web site).
I run 400 watts CW to some pretty wide variations of impedances with both antennas, yet I have never felt either balun get even remotely warm.
I've thought of opening them up and taking a look, but the way they're put together, why bother?
Good product that I once thought was overpriced. Nope. Great investment is what they are. This cheapskate has been won over.
Don N4KC
www.n4kc.com
www.donkeith.com
www.n4kc.blogspot.com
(An open blog dedicated to rapid technological change
and its effect on society, media and amateur radio)
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YO3VU
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Rating: 5/5
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Jul 28, 2009 09:25
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Super baluns
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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I bought 3 of 1:1 for my dipoles and one 1:4 for my X-7 replacing all my radio works, after they give up fast when I bought my ACOM 2000A. Despite the fact they fill with water each time is raining, quality and toughness surpass my expectations. I will buy again from them only. The European dealers will charge you more than twice the price.
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KA3TKZ
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Rating: 5/5
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Jul 1, 2009 07:27
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Great Product
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I have 2 of the BAL-050-10 baluns. These products work very well in my antenna system. The antennas are 2 yagis covering 7 bands 10-40 meters. These items are convenient as I do not have to worry about hanging a coil of coax under the antennas. This makes a great appearance in the air as the clutter on the tower is minimal. I had a close lightning strike some time ago and the baluns held up for quite a while. The quality of workman ship is good as well. Thank you DX-Engineering.
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KX5N
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Rating: 5/5
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Nov 27, 2008 14:21
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DX Engineering Hits Homerun
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I have used many baluns over the past 20 years. I always thought that DX Engineering baluns were a bit pricey but as my mother used to say' You get what you pay for". This is certainly the case with DX Engineering baluns. I bought the DXE-BAL050-H10-AT and I am really glad I did. I could have saved myself a lot of money had I taken that advice.
This balun is worth every penny. I use a single wire antenna for 160, 80, 60, 40 and 30 meters. The DXE-BAL050-H10-AT stands above any RadioWavz or Unidilla baluns I have ever used.
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KG1F
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 7, 2008 16:43
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Built like a tank - works great!
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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I was having really funky SWR problems w/ a multi-band antenna I put up this past spring, the Cobra Ultra-lite (A ladder-line fed doublet). I was using a popular 4:1 balun that only cost $69, and I suspected that was the problem. So I splurged on the DX Engineering alternative (don't remember the exact model number, but it cost $139.), and wow, what a difference. The solid aluminum case feels massive, the construction quality is great. Now I am getting great signal reports, and I've made contacts all over the world on 20, 40, and 80M. This is a great product - definately worh the price premium!
While I am very happy with the DX Engineering product I wrote up in the prior review, I'd like to make sure that there is no confusion about the product that I stated I was getting "funky" results from.
Let me just say that I consider my first choice to have Mighty Fine Junk, and I now know it is worth spending the premium to get the best product for the application.
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WV4R
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Rating: 5/5
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Aug 30, 2008 08:44
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DX Engineering BALUNs... Built like a Harley Davidson!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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DX Engineering BALUNs
I first heard about DX Engineering from a long-time hammy radio bud, W1KA/Pat. On the strength of his recommendation AND my personal research I ordered my first one a couple years ago.
Of course I immediately dissected it to See IF it looked as good inside as outside. Without getting into nuts & bolts, the Materials, Design, Assembly look to be first class in every way.
I constructed a full-sized 160m loop and an 80m loop as well as a 75m dipole and my MFJ Analyzer as well as on-air contacts confirmed my choice.
So… I ordered one of each for my antenna project junk box. There was a bit of a lag between the first order and the bulk order so when the non-conductive BALUN hanger arrived I was disappointed it did not fit my first BALUN order. It fit all the bulk order BALUNS. A telephone call to the factory resulted in a new cover in the mail to retrofit my older BALUN. Great customer service, eh?
I have owned DX Engineering BALUNs for almost two years now without a burp.
For materials, design, assembly, performance, reliability, pricing the DX Engineering BALUN series earns the WV4R “FIVE STAR” rating.
73 es God bless, murf/WV4R.
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KC2OYZ
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Rating: 5/5
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Aug 24, 2008 20:51
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Worth the money
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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First of all, I will admit that I never used a balun before, but I have a problematic situation all around - including RF on both RX and TX - and I figured a balun would be worth a try - certainly won't hurt. I knew about DXE and the guys behind it, and I know that particulary when it comes to something like a balun, you need to have the best possible. So I put in a DXE Bal050-H05-A - built solid and rugged, and makes a huge improvement all around - enjoying the radio much more now. Good service on phone too.
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KW4N
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Rating: 5/5
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May 23, 2008 14:36
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Oustanding Quality
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Casing is about 0.0625 material...heavy duty. The edges and the box line up perfectly. The bottom cover holes line up spot on as if they were match drilled. The coax connector has four screws holding it down, not two that you typically see. The ground lug has two flat washers, lock washer and wing nut....no need to go looking. Ceramic connectors are large with wing nuts, two flat washers, and lock washer. Lead dress is neat and solder joints are shiny without burns. The housing holding the cores is mechanically strong and held with heavy tie wraps that are neatly trimmed. Overall, the assembly was done by someone with strong workmanship skills, who cares, and who knows what high quality means. My hats' off also to whoever spec'd this unit and defined the bill of material.
This balun used with 'center fed Zepp' and differential tuner.
See my review of this vendor in the Forums.
'73 DaveB KW4n
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M0MRR
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Rating: 5/5
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Apr 7, 2008 11:48
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Not all baluns are created equal
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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The DX Engineering DXE-BAL050-H10-AT 1:1 current balun proves a point that not all baluns are created equally. This is one big balun using high quality components. I ordered it directly from the manufacture and it took about a week to arrive to me in England. My station consists of an SDR radio, feeding an Acom amp which feeds a Palstar atu. I have a run of 10ft of coax leaving the shack then into the balun. This balun then outputs to 450ohm ladder line which in turn connects to a 135ft multi-band dipole.
I generally run 50 watts but occasionally go to 300 watts – depending on bands and conditions. I am active from 160m through to 10m. The 1:1 balun has proved to be effective at achieving a balanced load to the ladderline / dipole. It has worked flawlessly and has never over-heated. As I mounted the balun outside, I improvised a Tupperware container for it to sit in – this was to negate any inadvertent contact with the output terminals. When I compare my previous product which overheated and caused intermittent problems, I can happily state that “not all baluns are created equally”.
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