KF8ASE RF Chokes for HAM Radio Get TESTED!

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• JO

  @John-KK4JAB · 4 weeks ago

  Your videos on chokes are some of the most informative on YouTube! Ty!  73 from TN!

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• NQ

  @NQ9T_Ken · 7 months ago (edited)

  Best 26 minutes I spent today. Yes, the video is about 22 minutes. I had to pause the playback to take an &apos;environmental break&apos; and grab a beer. <br><br>Very interesting and informative. The complex subject matter was broken into easy to understand bit for simple folks like me. Not just a product review, it&apos;s product analysis and technical lesson. Very well done. I am glad that I am a subscriber.<br><br><i>Measure Twice. Choke Once!</i>

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• KE

  @Kevin-tt5wt · 7 months ago

  Ape, you are the &quot;Choke King&quot;! Thanks for this!

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• JA

  @jaymclemore9497 · 6 months ago

  Best video I have watched in a long time! I love learning new ways to test my equipment with the NanoVNA. I am going to build a couple chokes soon, and now I know how to test them. Thank you, Ape!

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• LE

  @LEEBO-56 · 1 month ago

  Tnx for sharing. &nbsp;Really enjoy your channel. &nbsp;Keep up the great videos. &nbsp;73 &amp; GOD BLESS &nbsp;from N4NCE north &nbsp;Tampa Fl.

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• IN

  @IndyLocator · 7 months ago

  Thank you for the honest &amp; scientifically based review of these. I had seen them on Etsy and was considering buying them due to the high quality materials. I think I may just make my own now.

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• FR

  @Frank_K4FMH · 7 months ago

  Great work on replication across VNAs!

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• SE

  @SeldomSeenSlim682 · 6 months ago

  Thank you Ape for this ! &nbsp;It seems passing the coax simply thru the toroid center vs winding the coax around the toroid truly gives different results ! &nbsp; Winding is better. &nbsp; Chat GPT explains the physics for this very well. &nbsp;Chat GPT shared that 5000 ohms of attenuation is about -40 dBm suppression, and also explains what these values mean.

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• KD

  @kd4baoc612 · 1 month ago

  Hey OM, Thanks for testing those products. &nbsp; After I participated in Field Day this year after an absence of 10 years, I got &quot;bitten by the home-brew bug again&quot; and built a few RFI in line chokes on 8x and a few torroid wrapped types too. &nbsp;Please keep up the good work

• KK

  @KK6USYHamRadioAdventures · 7 months ago

  Thanks for the info Ape, your still the best at this!

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• HA

  @harris6735 · 6 months ago

  I appreciate you taking the time to explain your test setup, and also that you have a comparison of another choke configuration. I feel like I could replicate these measurements on my own chokes. 73 NN0Y

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• KU

  @KU8RLY · 6 months ago (edited)

  I, being a still green ham, appreciate your videos. You are thorough with your reviews, and explain things simply, which helps ALOT! it&apos;s videos like this that help some of us WANT to do things on our own, and can learn from our own doings.