[TowerTalk] [RFI] where to buy FairRite?

[Michael Tope]

Dan Zimmerman N3OX wrote:

>>But the ham market demands a power rating
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>By the way, the same can be said for tuners.
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No doubt, Dan. I have a big Dentron antenna tuner that I've used 
routinely (with good results) at 1200 watts (Drake L7 output) to match 
all manner of crummy antennas on various bands where they aren't 
supposed to work well. In one case, however, I had this tuner arcing 
with just 100 watts drive when I used it to match a very low 80 meter 
dipole (10 feet off the ground). One of the series variable caps in the 
T was barely meshed which is the worst case for capacitor voltage.

73, Mike W4EF