[Amps] "N, " "TNC" and "BNC" connectors are rated at 500 Watts and work at 1, 000 Watts as log as the load is good..

[Charles Harpole]

Notice that the Alpha 76a warns to put no more than 100 watts thru it on stand by.

Charles Harpole
k4vud at hotmail.com   
 
> Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2013 22:05:46 -0500
> From: ka4inm at gmail.com
> To: amps at contesting.com
> Subject: [Amps] "N, " "TNC" and  "BNC" connectors are rated at 500 Watts and work at 1, 000 Watts as log as the load is good..
> 
>    Hi  Bill WB6RFW:
> 
>   <<
> Now that I'm in the middle of doing a QSK mod to the Henry 2KD-4 ... I'm 
> looking at the BNC input connector to the amp. It occurs to me that if I 
> use my FT-2000D barefoot through the amp I may be pushing the BNC pretty 
> hard at 200W. I can't think of a time I've ever put that much power 
> through a BNC. There's also that piece of RG-58U in there. I guess I've 
> put 200W pulse from a transponder through one but it's pretty low duty 
> cycle.
> 
> Maybe I shouldn't worry so much ...
>   >>
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