In Reply to: What's a balun? posted by bnam on August 8, 2000 at 09:51:15:
balun:
A transformer connected between a balanced source or load and an unbalanced source or load. A balanced line has two conductors, with equal currents in opposite directions. The unbalanced line has just one conductor; the current in it returns via a common ground or earth path.
balun: Abbreviation for balanced to unbalanced. In radio frequency usage, a device used to couple a balanced device or line to an unbalanced device or line.
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- Re: What's a balun? - Shawn Harvey 07:08:51 08/09/00 (0)