[TowerTalk] Open Wire

[Ron Youvan]

Hi:

<< A 30% tuner loss is huge and would be dissipating 500W of a 1500 watt
input in a closed space. That wouldn't take long to set it on fire
internally, and would quickly make it too hot to touch.  >>


  I think tuner losses are being exaggerated here, tuners have only

small resistance's and almost all reactance which are loss less.

  I have never heard of a blower or fan cooled tuner, even a

50,000 watt tuner (50 Ohms in and 100 or 200 Ohms out) at .545 - 1,600

mHz with a reactive antenna (under 90 degrees) do not run hot or need cooling.

  I never heard of one.


  73 (= Best Regards) de: Ron ka4inm@qsl.net
VISIT my HAM WEB SITE at: http://www.qsl.net/ka4inm
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