[Amps] RG6 question

[Steven Katz]

The M2 VHF and UHF beams all use RG6 coaxial baluns and the beams are all rated legal limit power; the balun would need to handle half that.

I've put 1500W into my 6m M2 beam lots of times, so the balun was exposed to 750W at 50 MHz, in the very hot summer sunshine, for many years.



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From: Amps [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Keith Densmore
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2014 8:41 AM
To: Amps at contesting.com
Subject: [Amps] RG6 question

Hi Group,
Does anyone know the power handling capability of RG6 coax? Assuming it is used in a low SWR run.
I have seen comments on the net of it being able to handle 200 watts, 500 watts, 700 watts and one guy says he puts 1500 through it without problem.

And here's another dumb question...If a single run of it can handle say 500 watts would a double parallel run of it be able to handle 1K (and would the impedance of it then become 37.5 ohms?)

Inquiring minds want to know....

Keith 


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