[TowerTalk] Power levels?

Richard L. King k5na@bga.com
Fri, 24 Oct 1997 19:40:20


Will the RF from this new yagi damage the avocado trees? If so, you might
want to re-think your plans.

73, Richard - K5NA

At 06:58 AM 10/24/97 -0700, you wrote:
>We have a new contest club station, Old Fallbrook Amateur Radio
>Transmitting Society, call sign KT6VV and are planning antenna
>selection, etc. 
>My question is we are putting together stacked 10m beams on multiple Big
>Bertha towers. The booms are AB105 and the elements will be Rohn 25. My
>question is how much power can these antennas take? Money is no object
>as one of the club members owns local utility company. We think that
>maybe 50kw may be the max as we are running only 3" hardline from the
>power poles. Any suggestions?
>73 Tom
>
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