[TenTec] Temporarily disabling Argonaut V transmitter

[ron]

Maybe your 516 is different but the 516 will put out one watt, not 
0, turned all the way down!
I have worked others in this setting.

Using a dummy load like you constructed is very good practice.
I agree, even at 1 watt no one will hear you.

Ron, wb1hga

wa3fiy at radioadv.com wrote:
> There may be another way to do it but I simply turn the power to zero and 
> use a dummy load.  Although the dummy load is probably not necessary, I 
> feel better about having it in place.  Since no power is being transmitted, I 
> use a 2 watt 47 ohm resistor soldered into a PL-259 connector.  Very 
> compact.
> 
> No one will hear you practice.