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[AMPS] High-SWR protection

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Subject: [AMPS] High-SWR protection
From: W8JI@contesting.com (Tom Rauch)
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 20:02:55 -0500
> One of the problems with many of the swr protection circuits is that when
> there is a direct short the measured reflected power may be zero - simply
> because there is no voltage present because of the short.

I've never seen an SWR shutdown system (directional coupler) that 
measures only voltage, and reads zero when the output is shorted.

What rig uses one?
73, Tom W8JI
w8ji@contesting.com

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