If you're in a hurry you've already bought the MFJ from HRO. If you want to be a little more frugal you can get an adequate one here for 12 bucks!
I know it says its a 75watt load but it will do 100 for long enough to get the job done and the K3 only calibrates at 50 any way... https://www.ridgeequipment.com/store/dummyloads.html ~Brett On Tue, 2010-02-23 at 10:13 -0800, Jeff Hall, W6EZY wrote: > Hello all, > > I need help picking out a proper dummy load to use for calibrating my new > K3. HRO is just up the road and they carry some of the less expensive MFJ > dummy loads -- would these be sufficient? Not looking to spend a lot of > money, but don't want to buy junk either. What factors should I consider? > I'm assuming oil-cooled dummy loads are more robust, while air-cooled loads > are more compact, but you have to be more careful when operating or they can > burn up more easily. The K3 manual says this is just a 5W test and I need a > load with low VSWR from 160 to 6. What is considered "low" SWR? Anything > under 1:5? > > If I can get by with the MFJ-260 for just $40, that sounds reasonable to me. > > 73 de Jeff, W6EZY > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
