[TowerTalk] what size wire for kilowatt TX ??

[Steve Hunt]

Martin,

I'm happy we can agree, and draw a line under this.

I only joined the discussion to challenge your original statement that:

"This all assumes you're talking about a full size dipole. If your 
antenna is more like a short whip, the current in the wire is much less, 
since it is a high impedance antenna."

which seemed to me misleading.

73,
Steve G3TXQ

Martin Ewing wrote:
> These are similar to your numbers,
> except for including some typical circuit losses.  So, I guess we don't
> disagree - Yes, you need current to radiate, but you need *lots* of voltage
> to produce that current.
>
> 73 Martin AA6E
>