That is almost as good as the Bucket of OHMS that we used to send newbe students to get in Signal School...Would take them all day and end up in the Commanders Office which was a one star...
Bob W1PE.. The new owner of a GATES BC1G -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Macklin Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 4:01 PM To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Dummy Load We used to use a couple of aluminum plates in a bucket of salt water. Bob Macklin K5MYJ Seattle, Wa, "Real Radios Glow in the Dark" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Wilhite" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 1:35 PM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Dummy Load > Just wet one finger and touch the antenna port then grab the cabinet > with the other > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rick Brashear" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service'" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 1:34 PM > Subject: [AMRadio] Dummy Load > > > >I know this has been beaten to death many times, but for the sake of an > >old > > man with a bad memory could we discuss the most economical (very > > important) > > way to provide a dummy load for testing a broadcast transmitter. I > > have a > > few Cantennas, but they get hot real quick at 1000 watts and I'd like > > something I could be a little more confident in. If I were to use the > > proper number of series/parallel non-inductive resistors at say 100 > > watts > > each, what kind of support system would be best to insure at least a > > one > > minute key down time? Would immersing them in oil or attaching them > > to heat > > dissipating metal with a blower be the better choice? > > > > > > > > Thanks for any and all advice you may offer.. > > > > > > > > Rick/K5IAR > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > > AMRadio mailing list > > Searchable Archives: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > > List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > AMRadio mailing list > Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:[email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body. ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
