[TenTec] Possible explanation for problem(s) with Jupiter finals

[Mike Hyder -N4NT-]

Larsen E. Rapp was WIOU.

Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "Millard Qualls" <mhqualls@worldnet.att.net>
To: "William F. Mansey; WA2PVK" <res0wsci@verizon.net>;
<TenTec@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 1:12 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Possible explanation for problem(s) with Jupiter
finals


| I believe this April Fool article has stirred more interest than any
since
| the great Larsen E. Rapp, W1IOU, of many years ago.
|
| 73, Millard Qualls, K9DIY
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: "William F. Mansey; WA2PVK" <res0wsci@verizon.net>
| To: <TenTec@contesting.com>
| Sent: Monday, 2002 April 15 12:00 PM
| Subject: [TenTec] Possible explanation for problem(s) with Jupiter
finals
|
|
| > Hello All,
| >     I recently read some items in "QST" that could possibly explain
the
| > problem with finals.  These items referred to the effects of gravity
on RF
| > energy.  Perhaps, therefore, the damage is caused by the RF left in
the
| > cable draining back into the rig.  I suppose that forcing RF back
through
| > the finals is causing excessive heating. This effect would obviously
be
| > worse with higher antennas.  Perhaps a T/R switch with a third
position
| > would prevent problems.  The extra position would momentarily switch
the
| > antenna to a dummy load (to safely absorb the RF in the cable)
before
| > switching to receive.
| >     I got the impression, based on my interpretation of the
information,
| > that RF at lower frequencies is "heavier" than RF at higher
frequencies.
| I
| > DISAGREE - - - If that were true VHF would be great for DXing!!!
VHF is
| > line of sight THEREFORE this RF is most certainly heavier or it
would go
| > farther than it does!!!      73; Bill, WA2PVK  :-)
| >
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