Just think about the power difference to 100 watts that normally gets used.
2 watts is only 17 db down. If a signal is around 20 over 9 with 100 watts
it will still be a little over S9 with 2 watts.
73
Gary K4FMX
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
> bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim Miller
> Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 11:59 AM
> To: TOWERTALK Reflector
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] inexpensive dummy loads
>
> Sounds like me in the early days ( I haven't been a ham very long). My
> new
> rig was just being turned on and the paddles were being connected. I had
> turned the power down all the way (2 watts being registering on the
> tuner),
> tuned it to the antenna and had reversed the paddles (they were backwards)
> and was trying the paddles the first time just as a test (cq cq cq cq de
> KG0KP KG0KP k). Then I heard someone else on the frequency, oops I hope I
> didn't bother him. then MY call sign. Oh no, I don't do cw !!!! I'm
> terrible. What was his call?? SM... Sweden??? on two watts. I was
> quiet, but there it came again. Now what. Guess I'll have to try to work
> him. I did, but it was terrible on my part. Sweden on 2 watts by
> accident
> on my attic fan dipole.
>
> 73, Jim
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Osborne" <w7why@verizon.net>
> To: "Towertalk" <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 8:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] inexpensive dummy loads
>
>
> >
> >
> >
> > > How the memory slips! We used to use light bulbs as dummy loads.
> > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > Hi Red
> >
> > Yeah, makes a good dummy, but also makes a good antenna.
> >
> > I was once playing with a rig into a lightbulb and a guy about 100 miles
> > away came back to me :-) 73
> > Tom W7WHY
> >
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