Baluns have been fixtures in Amateur Radio antenna systems for decades, but what are they? Does every antenna need one?

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The Best of the Doctor Is In: Coping with the Solar Minimum

The episode was originally distributed in June 2016.

The Best of the Doctor Is In: Are Linear Amplifiers Really Worthwhile?

The Best of The Doctor is In: Does CW Get Through When Nothing Else Can?

The Doctor answers a number of interesting questions from listeners.

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Repeaters aren't the only ways to span long distances in the world above 50 MHz.

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