On Wed, 3 Feb 1999 10:34:20 -0800 Rich Measures <measures@vc.net> writes:
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>>On Wed, 3 Feb 1999 09:10:49 -0500 (EST) "William L. Fuqua III"
>><wlfuqu00@pop.uky.edu> writes:
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>>> The Cantenna dummy loads just can't take 1.5 Kw for
>>>very long. ........
>>>
>>> 73
>>>Bill wa4lav
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>>You can use a 5 Gallon can which are usually throw aways from auto
>body
>>shops.
>>With some creative work with tin shears, drill, and a propane torch
>you
>>can adapt the Cantenna as a unit.
>>Thoroughly wash out the solvents in the can first!
>>
>>With 5 gallons of xfmr oil you can run 2KW for at least 20 minutes
>and
>>still maintain the Cantenna frequency response.
>
>? With a resistor that is spec'd at 100 or so watts, this solution
>sounds somewhat unlikely. If transformer oil vapour-bubbles begin to
>form on the surface of the resistor, which seems quite likely, it does
>
>not matter if the resistor is in a 55-gallon drum or a 1-gal. can of
>the
>stuff.
.
Try it before you criticize it.
73 Carl KM1H
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>Rich...
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>R. L. Measures, 805-386-3734, AG6K, www.vcnet.com/measures
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