[Amps] High SWR
Bill, W6WRT
dezrat1242 at yahoo.com
Thu Apr 23 09:05:09 PDT 2009
ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:03:06 -0400, "Carl" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com> wrote:
>I dont know if its improved but Radio Shack coax of the past was a prime
>example of a mighty inferior product.
REPLY:
I don't intend to start a Radio Shack bashing thread, but another of
their products to avoid is their coax connectors, especially the elbow
types. I once burned one out on ten meters, causing a $400 repair bill
to my commercially built amp.
I learned two lessons:
1. Don't use RS connectors at high power levels. Amphenol only for me.
2. Build my own amps. If I built it, I can repair it.
73, Bill W6WRT
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