To: | Pat N8VW <n8vw@linuxcolumbus.com>, "topband@contesting.com" <topband@contesting.com> |
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Subject: | Re: Topband: Commercial 160 antennas? |
From: | Jeff Kincaid <w6jk@sbcglobal.net> |
Reply-to: | Jeff Kincaid <w6jk@sbcglobal.net> |
Date: | Wed, 30 Dec 2015 23:41:05 +0000 (UTC) |
List-post: | <topband@contesting.com">mailto:topband@contesting.com> |
A few hundred Watts might do it. Short antenna, low feed point impedance, inefficient tuner settings, and suddenly the tuner is dissipating a lot of the RF that was meant to pass through. :( 'JK On Wednesday, December 30, 2015 2:25 PM, Pat N8VW <n8vw@linuxcolumbus.com> wrote: On 2015-12-30 12:56, K4OWR wrote: > Tuners on 160, with a LOT of power, always eventually blow up or catch > fire. > Interesting comment. What do you mean when you capitalize the word "lot"? ..n8vw _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband |
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