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Review Summary For : Balun Designs
Reviews: 12MSRP: $78.95
Description:
Model 4932 4:1 / 9:1 Unun 2kW (2 in 1 new design)
Product is in production
More Info: http://balundesigns.com
# last 180 days Avg. Rating last 180 days Total reviews Avg. overall rating
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K6CRC Rating: 2022-08-18
Great quality, great support Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Quality products, great support.
Open up the box, and you see first class workmanship and design.
You can save a few $$ with a cheap sub, buy why?
K6VMV Rating: 2022-08-16
Quality Baluns Great Customer Service Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I've ordered a couple of baluns from Balun Designs. One was for my 80m loop and recently for my 5 band quad. My quad suddenly displayed a very high SWR on all bands. The problem was the balun that had cracked potting allowing moisture to seep in. I sent an email to Balun Designs and ordered a 2113 balun. The studs were placed on top and the coax connector was placed on the back so it hung perfectly on the quad. The quad is happy again and even tunes nicely on 6m ! Note on his website he states "We build all units on an as ordered basis". That's why you see all baluns "Not in stock". You place an order and he builds it notifying you when it's ready for you to order. I saw a post stating Palomar Engineering bullet baluns were great and only Balun Designs were better. He has a balun for every type of antenna. Custom made right here in the good ole' USA. You can't go wrong with Balun Designs. Check out my page on qrz.com for info and pics of the Navy radio station my grandfather built and operated om Woody Island near Kodiak, Alaska in 1911 and 1914. Old spark gap transmitter. GL es DX. 73, Ed K6VMV
KO1C Rating: 2019-05-22
TOP NOTCH Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I have used several different baluns from Balun Designs since late 2010, I never had a problem with any of them.

All were well built and met/exceeded my expectations in every way.

If you need a balun, you can trust these.

Id give it a 10 if that rating was available.
WA2TPU Rating: 2019-02-11
Fantastic products with Fantastic customer service.PERIOD! Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Hi 2 All.....I build MONSTER wire antennas and I'm always trying to get the very most gain and efficiency I can because I operate at Qrp and Qrpp levels. I don't know how many times I called Bob the owner of Balun Designs and he spent literally hours with me on the telly helping me to make sure I was using the proper ratio balun for the specific wire antenna I was building. Balun Designs IS ONE CLASS ACT...Bob's baluns are SUPERBLY DESIGNED and WORK AS THEY SHOULD. PERIOD! I AM A MANY TIME REPEAT CUSTOMER and Bob's baluns ARE THE ONLY BALUNS THAT I BUY NOW. PERIOD! I personally and sincerely suggest you give call a Bob and he'll work with you in determining what balun is correct for you antenna needs. My best to all on this forum. Don sr- WA2TPU/Qrp
W4LCM Rating: 2019-02-10
Buy with trust Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Very happy and satisficed with my second balun purchased.
From the time I place the order to the delivery time,and the time they take to make the product is very reasonable.

The quality of construction is great.
If you are looking for a balun with quality and also that can handle power, this is the one company you can to order with trust.
Done Rating: 2018-05-07
Commercial Grade Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
After my second iteration of my end fed wire, I decided to replace my unun with a Balun Designs 9:1 unun, and what a difference. My receive level has improved a couple of db's and could make barefoot contacts as far as Brazil. (Same wire- new unun).
Very pleased with the build quality. The enclosure is sealed properly and vented at the bottom. Stainless hardware throughout--
I highly recommend this company.
If you have limited space and need a good random wire end fed antenna- start your project with this one.
-- You will still need a good external tuner--


73

Earl
AB9TX



KD0ZV Rating: 2017-07-19
Best of the best Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
I have about 7 baluns and ununs from Bob at Balun Designs and not going to review all of them but they all score a "5".

Bob understands how to build a quality balun and have never had an issue with anything he has sold me.
KE5JWC Rating: 2017-07-18
Excellence Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I will not say the name of the company that provided the Balun on my HexBeam but, needless to say, it let me down very rapidly. Bob, owner of Design Baluns, was recommended to me and I contacted him right away. He advised which Balun would be best for me. I ordered it, got it right away, attached it to my Hex and voila! Now my Hex is 100% improved. Best Balun for the job!!
K3LRH Rating: 2015-11-16
Excellent Balun Time Owned: more than 12 months.
....I use the 4:1 5KW current balun on a 80M-6M OCF wire antenna. Has worked flawlessly for many years. Opened it up a while ago and the inside was just like new. Can't expect any more than that. Highly recommended.
KG6YV Rating: 2015-11-16
Excellent product Time Owned: more than 12 months.
About two years ago I bought a Balun Designs 5kw balun for my OCF dipole. Excellent well built product. When I need another balun I will buy from this company....