[TowerTalk] Open Wire Line

[LYN]

Mike Lamb wrote:

> Eric,  I heard this from another Amateur many years back.  He said it
> was to provide a load for the Magnetron so that you don't blow it.  I
> don't know if he is right or not, but I always did it any way.  I felt
> if you boiled the water and nothing happened to heat the sample, it was
> probably a fair dielectric.

Sounds like a good idea, Mike.  Our microwave came with instructions
not to run it without something in it.

Lyn, W4WDN


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