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[AMPS] Re: full break-in

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Subject: [AMPS] Re: full break-in
From: royanjoy@ncn.net (Roy Koeppe)
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 14:40:08 -0500
Re:
"The 2M operations spec is guaranteed at full ratings.  How many
>people
>have you run into who wore out a RJ1a in amateur radio service?"

Carl,

I have encountered a few. But, I never learned how much operating they
really did everyday like I do with PIN diodes.

Besides, it seems to me I also heard or read that the 2M operations are
limited by mechanical failure, not electrical. Don't the relays have a kind
bellows in them which suffers stress fatigue?

73,   K6XK


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