[Amps] Salt water dummy loads

Jim Thomson jim.thom at telus.net
Fri Jul 16 07:40:52 PDT 2010


http://www.qsl.net/k5lxp/projects/SaltLoad/SaltLoad.html

Has anybody actually tried these things ??      He show flat swr on 10m.  

I'm thinking if a bigger version  is feasible.. like 10-20-30 gals.   And maybe using 
cu strap or cu tubing for the probes.  With the amount of salt involved, I would
not expect any algae, nor freezing problems.    The boiling point might also be raised
a little, don't have a clue by how much though.   >1 gal.... glass is not feasible for the most
part, but all sorts of plastic, and polycarbonate containers are available, that will easily
handle 100+  deg C     

later... Jim  VE7RF  


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