[Amps] Antenna traps

[Gary Smith]

Try Alpha Delta or B & W.
My B & W inverted vee is rated at 3k. (I think.)  At any rate it holds down my Ameritron AL-800H at full steam
73,
Gary... wa6fgi
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Gene Bigham 
  To: amps at contesting.com 
  Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 2:16 PM
  Subject: [Amps] Antenna traps


  I know this is not about amplifiers, except for being able to use one on a 
  trapped antenna, but has anyone found a set of traps for 40 and 80 that can 
  handle a legal amplifier output?
  I have now fried two sets of 40 traps by Unadilla and one set of 80's which 
  the new replacements have not been tried at power yet.
  The old traps shorted through the cap insulating material, they were old but 
  never used, so I thought the epoxy was just old.  The new ones have melted 
  the blue insulator on which the coil is wound on these 40 meter traps with 
  500 watts power level.
  I tuned the antenna to resonance of 1:2 to 1 SWR, worked several stations, 
  increased power level and after two hours and 500 watts started seeing swr 
  creep up slow then rapid.  Examination showed the blue material melted and 
  oozed between coil turns and the coils are now also intermittent.
  I need some bullet proof traps.
  Any ideas?
  Thanks in advance
  Gene Bigham
  KB0GU 

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