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Shortwave Listener Antenna - with MLB-2 Magnetic Longwire unun, 50 foot antenna wire, 25' support cord, end insulator

PA-SWL-1
$109.95
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Brand: Palomar Engineers

Model # PA-SWL-1 includes MLB-2 Long Wire antenna matcher, 50 feet of insulated wire and 25 feet of support cord and a end insulator for the antenna. Great for short wave listening and works as a bent antenna, sloper, inverted “L” antenna (Vertical and horizontal) or as a straight vertical antenna. For best results use a counterpoise for the lower frequencies.

Palomar Engineers Magnetic Longwire Balun has been redesigned for shortwave listeners and others needing to match a long wire antenna to 50/75 ohm coax feed line cable.

Specifications: Frequency: 100 KHz – 30 MHz. Input: 50/75 ohms for coaxial cable. Output: High impedance. Connector: SO-239 (for cable) wingnut/solder lug for wire lead (for antenna). Mounting: Stainless steel eyebolt. Size: 2.5” diameter. Case: White PVC sealed weatherproof. External ground bolt with wing nut for external counterpoise or separate ground.

The long wire antenna often has a high impedance in the 500-1000 ohm range and the MLB-2 transforms this high impedance close to 50/75 ohms efficiently coupling the received signal to the receiver. A long wire antenna with a matching unit such as the MLB-2 often has a 12 db (2 “S” units) better signal than a long wire without a matching unit.

For best results use a coax noise filter at the receiver end of the coax to reduce common mode noise picked up by the coax braid. Model # CMNF-500-50 is best suited for this antenna.


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Iron Cores 150x150 - Iron Powder CoresIron powder cores are more stable than ferrites and do not saturate as easily so they are best for tuned circuits, filters, and high power inductors. They come in different “Mixes” for use at different frequencies. For best “Q” use the Mix specified for your frequency.To find the number of turns to give the desired inductance for your coil use the formula below:

 

Turns = 100 x iron core formula 300x14 - Iron Powder Cores

Toroid Dimensions

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To order specify core size and mix (e.g. T200A-2). Available in sizes that have µH per 100 turns shown in table.

All iron powder cores are special orders.  Please allow one week for shipment after order received.

The iron powder cores shown in the above tables are primarily used for either high power feed line chokes for common mode current reduction or for 4:1  and 9;1 very high power transmission line transformers.

For high power feed line chokes, choose the inside diameter of the iron powder core closest to the transmission line outside diameter and use 6-20 cores at the junction with the antenna feed.

For 4:1 (50/200 or 75/300 ohm) transmission line transformers in the range of 1.8-30 Mhz, select the size appropriate for the power level as follows:

T200A x 2 = 1.5KW

T300A x 2 = 2.5KW

T400A x 2 = 5KW

Use Mix 2 for all the above transmission line transformers.  Fully assembled and enclosed units are available for each of the power levels.  Click HERE for information.

4:1 transmission line transformers using iron powder cores are typically used for ladder line to 50 ohm coax connections

For .1 – 2 Mhz wide band transformers use Mix 26 which has a higher permeability and requires less turns to achieve a given inductance. Mix 2 has almost constant permeability from 1-30 Mhz.  Mix 26 has an initial permeability of 75 at .1 Mhz and gradually decreases to about 10 at 30 Mhz.  For high power AM broadcast range (.5-1.7 Mhz) transformer, use Mix 26 to reduce the turn count.

Minimum order for iron powder cores is $50  

Shipping on larger cores in quantity may be more than $10 – email/call for quote.