I had previously ordered a line isolator or a 1:1 balun from ArraySolutions in the belief that it was the best available.
I learned that Balun Designs LLC were making a similar item with even greater isolation.

An inquiry to ArraySolutions by email asking them to provide me with test data on the isolation impedance of the choke resulted in no reply.

I am disappointed by this, I expected more from ArraySolutions.

The same question posed to Balun Designs resulted in an answer within minutes – On 160 meters the choking impedance is 1536 ohms at 1.8 MHz.

I purchased the Max choking model along with a 1:2 UNUN (25 to 50 ohms) both of which are obviously of high quality.

I have since learned that the impedance of the King´s antenna will be close to 15 ohms, so I should have ordered the 1:4 UNUN but not to worry, I will be building other antennas later and will find a use for it.

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photos by Finnbjörn Bjarnason of Litlaeyri.

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I was not quite satisfied with assembly of the 1-5/8″ Heliax splice so I did some research on the web. I did not find the exact assembly instructions, but it became clear that for the assembly of almost all Heliax connectors, it is assumed that the cable is cut at the crest and not at the trough.

I therefore disassembled the splice connector and reassembled it.
This time assembly felt much better and I was able to tighten the connector to my satisfaction.

On the advice of TF3DX, I decided not to tape the connector in an attempt of waterproofing, but rather simply cover it to protect it from the elements and allow the connection to breathe.

I used two plastic bottles with drain holes at the bottom to accomplish this.

The splice was then raised from the ground as can be seen in the photos.

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