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Review Summary For : Array Solutions Baluns
Reviews: 40MSRP: Varies
Description:
4:1 and 1:1 high power baluns, 5 kW CCS or continuous rating, to over 10 kW
Product is in production
More Info: http://www.arraysolutions.com/baluns-ununs-rf-isolators
# last 180 days Avg. Rating last 180 days Total reviews Avg. overall rating
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K2VI Rating: 2008-01-29
top notch quality Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
LIFETIME WARRANTY AND THEY MEAN IT!SMALL 2 MAN BUSSINESS THAT MAKES A SUPERIOR PRODUCT.BEWARE OF SPIN-OFF BALUNS THAT RESEMBLE THE ORIGINAL ARRAY SOLUTION BALUN,THEY ARE NOT BUILT TO THE SAME STANDARDS.I SUGGEST THIS BALUN FOR THE AM GUYS RUNNING 1.5K FULL KEY DOWN,OTHER THAN CENTAUR THERE IS NOT A BALUN OUT THERE THAT CAN DO IT AS WELL AS ARRAY SOLUTION'S BALUN.GREAT JOB GUY'S.
N2YXW Rating: 2007-10-20
Great product, Great service Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
I am also a zerofive vertical owner. I could not be more happy with my Array Solutions AS200 tuner balun. Just open it up and look at the quality of the material and workmanship. Jay and Bob both were very helpful and speedy in answering my questions. Such personal service is such a rare find these days!
N1EJH Rating: 2007-09-25
kb1ljj Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I'm another Zero-Five Vertical owner, Tom has endorsed Array Solutions Tuner Balun AS200. Well since Tom builds the best Multi Band in the business today I didn't hesitate to follow his lead. At the time I was using another brand balun DX Eng. It worked Ok but was way too big and heavy. When I received my AS200 from Jay I thought ,You gotta be kidding! Small, light weight looked like a toy. Well I opened it up and compared it to my present balun DX Eng., NO contest Array Solutions has got it down!!! Over built with the best raw components,fit and finish outstanding. It's funny one can get cranked over such a simple devise. Kb1ljj
KB7ORD Rating: 2007-09-20
Outstanding Product Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I bought the AS-200-Tuner Balun based on ZeroFive's recommendations. All I can say is this, the product is bullet proof, works, and the people at Array Solutions are professionals when it comes to questions, service, and a quality built product that works beyond expectations. Other balun manufactures might as well turn their lights out and close their doors.

Thanks,

Randy - KB7ORD
K2MK Rating: 2007-09-07
AS50-L1 Line Isolator works very well Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I had some higher than normal SWR on my new SteppIR BigIR on 15 through 10 meters (2:1 at best). Verticals are very sensitive to installation conditions and perhaps my radial arrangement was a bit on the unusual side. The SteppIR engineers thought that there might be some feedback on the coax or perhaps resonant radials. They suggested two things that both worked. First they said install another ground rod near the antenna for a radial ground. I already had one ground rod and the second one did reduce the SWR a bit (to about 1.8:1). Then they suggested installing a choke balun in the feedline upstream from the antenna. I checked with Array Solutions and this is the model they recommended. I bought it and installed it in the shack and it brought the SWR down to 1.3:1.

My non-technical conclusion is that the balun is well made and does the job it is supposed to do. I got a very quick answer to my e-mail to the company from Jay.

When I need some other accessory I will check with Array Solutions to see if they have what I need.
K8CHD Rating: 2007-08-16
I don't have to say "take it from me" Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
New AS-200 tuner balun, new Zero-Five 43 foot vertical, new Begali camelback! Everything written here about quality, service, and performance is dead on. Each one of these products exceeded my expectations in all three categories. Array Solutions gets my "10". (As do the other two).
NC3Z Rating: 2007-07-09
Great! Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
Using the W1JR-50-3N on my Force12 9 element 6M beam and it's working great. The optional mounting plate makes a nice secure mount.
AD1Y Rating: 2007-04-12
Very pleased Time Owned: N.A.
AS-200-Tuner: Well-built, heavy-duty unit recommended by Tom (ZeroFive Antennas) for his 30-160 meter 50-ft. vertical.

Not only does Jay have no qualms about opening up the unit to take a look at the components, he encourages it. His confidence is well-placed. Quality materials and quality workmanship. A great combination with the ZeroFive vertical.

With this balun, the antenna tunes easily and takes high power on 30, 40, 80, 160 with an ATR-15.

Jay is great, returning phone calls and e-mails promptly and even helping out with a non-balun-related technical issue.

Thanks Jay and everyone at Array Solutions for a fine product and excellent customer service.
HB9TQB Rating: 2007-04-01
Great Combination Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I’ve just upgraded my antenna system from an old Hustler 6BTV for a Zero Five multiband vertical - I ordered the 4:1 balun from Array Solutions as suggested by Tom but had it delivered to Tom at Zero Five antennas so both the Antenna and the balun arrived at the same time in Switzerland in one package.

I had the antenna up within 40minutes of delivery.

Performance – for the last 2 weeks I haven’t stopped adding new DX countries with great signal reports busting through pile ups. Compared to my old 6BTV Hustler which I replaced with this Zero Five multiband vertical it’s a different world – Mongolia 5/9 on 40m, India 20m 5/9, Hawaii 5/9 20m and Guinea 5/9 17m.

The SWR on all bands is very smooth - I think the highest SWR is on 17m 1:3.0 which my Yaesu Quadra amp has no problem tuning with the sensitive internal auto-tuner – no problems running the full legal power limit…

Picture of my installation
http://www.birch.ch/shack.htm

Andrew Birch
HB9-TQB
andrew@birch.ch

N6EDV Rating: 2007-03-11
Super Product! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Just installed my first Array Solutions 4:1 balun onto my 75 meter inverted V with an AT5K tuner. 15' of 213 to get the RF out of the shack and then ladder line from the balun to the antenna. Tuning has become very smooth and accurate. What an improvement! Way to go, Jay.