Re: [Elecraft] Subjecting W2 V/UHF Sensor to more than 200W

2016-04-26 Thread Don Wilhelm
David, I doubt that Elecraft has subjected it to destructive testing, but rates their products on the conservative side. I would guess that it will survive occasional excessive power (like accidental short term), but I would not subject it to those levels on a regular basis. 73, Don W3FPR

Re: [Elecraft] Subjecting W2 V/UHF Sensor to more than 200W

2016-04-26 Thread David Ferrington, M0XDF
Thank you Bob, that is potentially the max output from the amp - but I’m planning on driving it from an XV144 (which I haven’t built yet) and will set that for a lower output, so I don’t get more than 200W on the sensor at the mast head 73 de David, M0XDF (K3 #174, P3 #108) -- As a well spent

Re: [Elecraft] Subjecting W2 V/UHF Sensor to more than 200W

2016-04-26 Thread Robert Friess
300 watts for a second or two will do no harm. Bob, N6CM Designer of the Sensor On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 10:55 AM, David Ferrington, M0XDF < m0...@alphadene.co.uk> wrote: > I don’t know, potentially by 100W, but I’m looking to know what might be > ok. > Thank everyone who calls out your faults,

Re: [Elecraft] Subjecting W2 V/UHF Sensor to more than 200W

2016-04-26 Thread David Ferrington, M0XDF
I don’t know, potentially by 100W, but I’m looking to know what might be ok. Thank everyone who calls out your faults, your anger, your impatience, your egotism; do this consciously, voluntarily. -Jean Toomer, poet and novelist (1894-1967) > On 26 Apr 2016, at 17:52, Robert Friess

Re: [Elecraft] Subjecting W2 V/UHF Sensor to more than 200W

2016-04-26 Thread Robert Friess
Exceed by how much? Bob On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 4:27 AM, David Ferrington, M0XDF < m0...@alphadene.co.uk> wrote: > Not that I’m planning to do that, but does anyone know it’s max tolerance > over a few seconds if one was to exceed the 200W by mistake? > 73 de David, M0XDF (K3 #174, P3 #108) >

[Elecraft] Subjecting W2 V/UHF Sensor to more than 200W

2016-04-26 Thread David Ferrington, M0XDF
Not that I’m planning to do that, but does anyone know it’s max tolerance over a few seconds if one was to exceed the 200W by mistake? 73 de David, M0XDF (K3 #174, P3 #108) -- The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from. -Andrew Tannenbaum, computer science