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| Subject: | [Towertalk] Towertalk] IS Boom length the HOLY GRAIL ? |
| From: | n2mg@eham.net (Mike Gilmer, N2MG) |
| Date: | Sat, 16 Nov 2002 20:56:42 -0500 |
500W of power is being dissipated in heat? Geez. I don't care how big the antenna is...that'd be one WARM antenna! Mike N2MG ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- KC4UZ wrote > The efficiency of the average 3 el Quad is in the 90% + category. The > 3 el Yagi is about 50%. Put 1000 watts on the Quad and you have > apprx. 900 watts. Put 1000 watts on the same Yagi and you have > aprrx 500 watts out. The power is lost in resistive heat. |
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