ay, January 16, 2012 7:29 PM
To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America"
Subject: Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] 16:1 Matching Transformer for "Superloop"
The MiniCircuits transformers have a reputation of burning up their
almost-microscopic wire when lightning hi
The MiniCircuits transformers have a reputation of burning up their
almost-microscopic wire when lightning hits nearby. I wouldn't consider
using them on antennas unless I needed an expensive fuse.
I don't know what the Superloop article recommended for a transformer
but I'd use a 73 material
If your lighning problem results in burning up the transformers, then it may
not be simply that the ones you tried have issues. You may have to disconnect
and/or short to ground the antenna whenever storms are forecast. I realize
that's a response you'll necessarily like, but an antenna grabs si
