[Amps] High SWR

[KB0NLY]

Just found that table in the new version, took some searching to find it!

73,

Scott


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill, W6WRT" <dezrat1242 at yahoo.com>
To: <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 8:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] High SWR


> ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
>
> On Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:30:01 -0400, "Carl" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>Ummm, RG-213 is rated at 5KV. Even RG-58 is rated at 1500V.  Its the
>>small foam coaxes that cant take high voltages but any RG-8/11 size foam
>>coax can handle a 5:1 VSWR at 1500W.
>
> REPLY:
>
> You are correct, I should not have included RG-213 in my comment.
> However, the other same-sized coaxes like Times LMR-400, Belden 9913
> and most varieties of RG-8 are rated at only 600 VRMS.
>
> RG-58 can have ratings from a mere 300 VRMS to as much as 1900 VRMS,
> depending on the exact version. Within a generic type, there are wide
> variations.
>
> Source: 2004 ARRL Handbook, table 19.1. I will be glad to email a
> screenshot of the table to anyone who wants one.
>
> 73, Bill W6WRT
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