[TowerTalk] blown 10m section of ICE419 again - N1NK comments

[Alex K2BB]

It was in NCJ, not QST

... AM

On Oct 2, 2013, at 21:18, <john at kk9a.com> wrote:

> I do not recall this article, however I have read a number of complaints on 
> contesting.com about blown 10m sections with the ICE filters.  FWIW, I have 
> had good lucking with Dunestar bandpass filters and I am sure that the W3NQN 
> filters are even better.
> 
> John KK9A
> 
> 
> 
> To:<towertalk at contesting.com>
> Subject:[TowerTalk] blown 10m section of ICE419 again - N1NK comments
> From:"Jim Spears"
> Date:Wed, 2 Oct 2013 20:06:00 -0400
> 
> Read the recently published QST review of bandpass filter boxes.  The ICE is
> definitely "fragile" at 100 watts going into it at any swr.
> 
> 
> 
> Jim/N1NK
> 
> To:<towertalk at contesting.com>
> Subject:[TowerTalk] blown 10m section of ICE419 again
> From:"WW3S"
> Date:Wed, 2 Oct 2013 18:15:47 -0400
> 
> Both ICE 419 filters blew the 10m side again....both were already repaired
> using the CDE 1000v series caps from Mouser, one had 2 270 pf in, and the 
> other
> had 3 180 pf.....the one with 2 blew almost right away, the one with 3 
> lasted a
> 2-3 hours maybe....running just 100w into a Cushcraft A4 with what appears 
> to
> be low enough SWR.....before I order again from Mouser, any ideas?
> 
> 73, Jamie WW3S 
> 
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