Balun FT240-43 10T


VNWA Common Mode Fixture CMRR



14MHz Antenna Application SimSmith Model

  • L.file = EZNEC 14.1MHz LastZ.txt
  • T1 = Balun 2.2' 120Ω #18 PTFE
  • T2 = 75' RG-213
  • LC1 = Antenna LC tuner
  • Loss with transmitter at 100W
    • Balun 2.2' TL = 767mW
    • RG-213 = 12.1W
    • ATU = 432mW



Estimating Stray Capacitance



SimSmith Analysis
  • S1 file = VNWA S21 s2p file
  • A = Ferrite model using Fair-Rite complex permeability file
  • 10kHz measured inductance = 113uH
  • Files: FT240.zip
  • SimSmith Traces:
    • Blue Meas Rs = Measured Rs
    • Violet Meas Xs = Measured Xs
    • Red Model Rs = Modeled Rs
    • Yellow Model Xs = Modeled Xs