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Do I need a balun on my dipole?

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Do I need a balun on my dipole?

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Baluns are designed to be transformers (like 1:1 4:1, 6:1, etc.) or choke baluns, and both. For an antenna, the purpose of a choke balun is to create a high-impedance to common mode currents that would flow on the outside of coaxial cable shielding.

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