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Reviews For: Balun Designs 1:1 Feedline Isolation Balun

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Review Summary For : Balun Designs 1:1 Feedline Isolation Balun
Reviews: 43MSRP: 49.95
Description:
1:1 3kw and 6kw baluns providing balanced to unbalanced transition and common mode choking for feedline decoupling
Product is in production
More Info: http://www.balundesigns.com
# last 180 days Avg. Rating last 180 days Total reviews Avg. overall rating
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HK3PZ Rating: 2008-07-25
Pleasant and effective experience Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
The installation of a 1115u balun to isolate a long vertical feedline, about 115 ft, reduced considerably both the SWR and noise level at my station. The whole process from choosing the right balun to receiving it in Colombia was pleasant and fast, due to the excellent service provided by Bob.
Alberto HK3PZ
VE6AGE Rating: 2008-07-23
Bob is the best for all your balun needs. Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Very good customer service. What else can I say. Bob's the best. I would not hesitate to buy from him again. I'm very satisfied with his product, and so will you.
KA6SGT Rating: 2008-05-06
Excellent Products at a Great Price! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
After reading some of the great information availble from Balun-Designs regarding the use of an isolation transformer, I realized I needed one for my GAP Titan vertical. Had some issues with SWR across all bands on the Titan and was unsuccessful at resolving them using the troubleshooting instructions. However, after installing the Balun-Designs #1113u Isolation Balun, the SWR came down considerable across all bands and the noise level drop was amazing! This last weekend I could hear and work stations from 7-Land QP and NEQP from Indiana like never before. The construction quality of Balun-Design product is top notch and the value unsurpassed. Shipping charges are refreshingly reasonable, too. Also purchased the mounting plate (#BMP1) in an effort to save time in securely mounting the balun. The clamps look like they'll fit a 2" boom fine. I used it to mount to a 1.5" mast and had plenty of strap left over. I'm very please with these products and plan to add a 4:1 balun for my lowband doublet later this year.
N2CLB Rating: 2008-03-30
top notch Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
top notch what more can i say placed order after reading eham reviews had item in hand in 4 days and item was 3X better made that i had hoped for this man knows how to make a balun i will be back for more next time.

Camden
N2CLB
K7FF Rating: 2008-03-08
Nice products! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I am convinced that ALL antennas, whether with so-called 'balanced' or 'unbalanced' feed, absolutely require a balun at the feedpoint.
I have made my own lots of times, using ferrite beads, and coiled coaxial feedline. They work fine...but, aren't compact, easy to make and install, etc. etc.
By referral, I checked out Balun Designs. I called and talked with the owner, Bob, KZ5R. He turned out to be extremely accomadating, and worked with me to get EXACTLY what I wanted. He customized the input/output connectors to make the baluns I ordered fit my particular needs. He answered all of my questions so that when we were finished, we both knew what I was going to get.

The baluns are top-notch, and are designed and constructed beautifully straight-forward.

I will be buying more of Bob's fine baluns.
VK4COG Rating: 2008-02-16
Excellent quality...nice price Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Bob is a great guy to deal with and his attention to detail is second to none....a custom wound balun, to the style you like, all with lightning fast personal service. I have bought 1:1 chokes, 4:1 and 6:1 baluns from Bob and have them all in service with great results. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to anyone wanting a quality product at a very reasonable price.
AF5U Rating: 2008-01-15
Simply Better Than Others Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I have seen lots of baluns. I have even made my own many times. This one is better than the others and is from a guy who cares and takes pride in being the best. Do yourself a favor and save some money and get a quality product from BalunDesigns.com
KF4WGR Rating: 2007-10-11
Super Quality Great Service Time Owned: N.A.
I decided to purchase this balun after reading other reviews and corresponding with Bob several times. He was very quick with replies to questions I had and had the balun to me in 2 days. When it arrived I opened the weatherproof box and was delighted to see the high quality material. Bob has several versions and ratios to choose from and I selected the 5KW 1:1. There is also a 3KW version but the 5KW is only a few bucks more. He even remembered to include additional eyelets for additional antennas I'm using. I have seen both the Array Solutions and DX Engineering comparable 1:1 baluns and Bob's is just as high quality for nearly half the price. I have xmited at legal limit for several minutes at a time and in no way saw any evidence of saturation. Thanks Bob for a great product, service and value!!
AB0Z Rating: 2007-09-24
Extremely High Quality Balun Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I ordered one of these baluns directly from e-Bay, on the basis of the reviews on eHam.

Within minutes of the order being placed, I had a confirmation and thank-you right back by e-mail. It was hand-wound for me (I thought this would take at least a week or so), but was still on my doorstep in two days!

Construction is excellent, as other reviewers have already noted. It is housed for outdoor use in a NEMA enclosure. I attempted to estimate Q using my Palstar antenna analyzer. It is actually too high to measure! This is not only a very well-built unit, but the design is obviously top-notch as well.

73 de David, AB0Z
K5UJU Rating: 2007-09-22
Amazing service Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
My decision to purchase the Balun Designs product was influenced by the rapid response to my email inquiry to KZ5R (rrumsey@att.net) about constructing a customized version for my application. Bob provided me with a balun with stainless steel clamps to hold the balun to a mast and studs with solder lugs on the top to connect to the feed point on my antenna. I agree with other posts here as to the obvious quality of the construction. Bob provided detailed performance data for my balun upon request. More comments after it has been in service for a while.