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Palomar Engineers stocks iron powder and ferrite cores for amateur radio and for radio frequency interference (RFI) suppression.  Also current balun kits in ratios 1:1, 4:1, and 9:1.

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RFI Kit. Designed to cure most household problems. There are ferrite beads for telephones, stereo, TV, computers, etc. With instructions.

Ferrite Cores.  These toroid (donut shaped) cores come in sizes 1/4” to 2.4” diameter and in 5 “mixes” for different frequencies. Use for baluns and wideband transformers. Also for RFI suppression.

Ferrite Beads. Small cores to put over wires and small cables. Larger beads fit over RG-58 and RG-8 to make current baluns.

Iron Powder Cores. Used to make compact inductors. More stable than ferrite. Sizes 1/8” to 4” O.D. in 10 “mixes” for use from DC to 250 MHz.

Toroid Cross Reference. To find a Palomar part number substitute for another manufacturer’s part number use this handy cross reference.

 Kurt Sterba has a new Aerials book, “Kurt Speaks Out” with 50 of his Worldradio kolumns from1990 to 2006.

 Balun Kits. Make your own 1:1 current baluns. Use from 1.8-1000 MHz.

 4:1 Balun Kits. 4:1 baluns to connect your tuner to ladder line.

 9:1 Balun Kit.  9:1 can be used as balun or unun.

 Palomar. What’s in the name? Find out here. Interesting trivia.