>> I have been asked if the pair of Johnson 229-203
>> 28 uH roller inductors I have posted for sale
>> would handle an antenna tuner at 1000 watts AM
>> from a BTA-1R2.
>>
>> It is my belief that except for an absurdly wild
>> SWR (I am thinking really low) these rollers should
>> be fine.
>>
>> WDYT?
>
> I wouldn't be too sure about that. You can have an awful lot of current
> running in a coil in an antenna tuner. We used to pull 6 inch arc's off
> coils (don't try this at home) in a KW setup. I have melted some of those
> B&W coils stock coils in a tuner. 73
> Tom W7WHY
One can toast just about any tuner if one exposes it
to radical extremes.
To narrow the question:
Within the range of reasonable SWR's in a properly
constructed balanced balanced tuner is not the
Johnson 229-203 28 uH roller inductor a reasonable
choice for a full-legal antenna tuner?
--
Thanks! & 73, doc kd4e
http://bibleseven.com
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