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Re: Topband: Commercial 160 antennas?

To: Pat N8VW <n8vw@linuxcolumbus.com>, "topband@contesting.com" <topband@contesting.com>
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)
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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
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