[Amps] RE: Power combiners and antennas???

[Rob & Terri Sherwood]

Jurgen van de Glind wrote:

>I couple 2x AM6154 for >1KW the following way.
>http://www.vandeglind.demon.nl/hybridring.htm
>
>cheap and easy
>
>
>Jurgen PE1LWT
>
>
>Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 10:54:08 EST
>From: JimMoci at aol.com
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>Subject: [Amps] Power combiners and antennas???
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>Hello fellow amp gurus- I have a question for the experts. I have two TE
>systems 350 watt 2 meter solid state amplifiers and wanted to combine the
>two.
>What is the best way of doing this? Should I use a power combiner? 
>
Reply:  See previous post.

>Should I
>run
>each amp into a seperate antenna with equal feedline lengths while driving
>both
>with the exciter simultaneously?
>
Reply:  You would likely just end up with some strange non-symetrical 
pattern. 

>  Any other ideas, suggestions? Thanks for
>any and all input.
>
>73,
>Jim
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