Igor's probably right, but why take a chance, at least until you have
tested? One way to be certain is to cobble up a series light bulb
receiver protector, and put it in the RX OUT/RX IN loop which most rigs
now have. Then all you have to do is be sure that RX antenna is
selected and watch the bulb. There's an article at
<http://pvrc.org/~n4zr/Articles/Simple%20Protection%20for%20the%20Fledgling%20SO2R%20Station.pdf>
that explains how to size the bulb to protect the little-bitty resistors
in most radios' front-end attenuators.
73, Pete N4ZR
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http://reversebeacon.net,
blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com.
For spots, please go to your favorite
ARC V6 or VE7CC DX cluster node.
On 6/15/2014 2:06 AM, Igor Sokolov wrote:
Mike, I am sure you are pretty safe at 100W level running on different
bands.
73, Igor UA9CDC
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike & Coreen Smith VE9AA"
<ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2014 4:54 AM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] SO2R or FD antenna separation dple / vert
Although we tend to be semi serious contesters here in FN66 (NB) most
of the
time, a VE9 friend of mine is thinking we might like to do a laid
back FD
here in a couple weeks. This means 2 rigs and 2 temp antennas
installed the
day of FD. No towers and few trees, but I have a fair sized yard and
can
probably manage antennas 100-125' apart.
Thinking of a ground mounted multiband vertical and a
ZS6BKW(G5RV-like) as a
semi horizontal dipole, approaching an inverted V, apex @ about 25';
element
tips at 8-10'
Question; Do the masses believe I won't smoke the front ends on both
rigs
running 100w if given 100' separation ? (no filters, no stubs.each
rig on a
different band).we'll do 80m-6m
I know I'd likely be perfectly OK @ 5w, but 100w is a little more fun .
(Means we can run not just be relegated to S&P operation)
I have read, conversely to what I might think, that I should locate the
vertical broadside to the dple and not off the dple end tips as I
might have
guessed.
Thanks !
Mike VE9AA.....if this works out, I might try some actual SO2R this
fall.
Until now I have never tried it.
dit dit
Mike, Coreen & Corey
Keswick Ridge, NB
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