+gvet47 Galen, i've been away for a month or so. I "tried" to retire a month ago from work...was off two days and the company called and offered me some contract work for project management. So, shop time that I thought was here, will have to wait until the work projects are completed. All the best. ~John
the best dummy lao i make was a hot water tank or my electric stove in my house ,,i just hock up a cox RG 59 to my hot water tank or my stove and you don ,nice SWR and 8000 W
I am a complete tyro and totally unwise in these things, but i do have a question. Is there anything magical about the use of a copper enclosure? Since the power(and heat) dissipation is quite low could not NPS 1/2 or 3/4 PVC pipe be used instead. I ask because I have that around the shop now and would prefer not to purchase such a small amount of copper. Thanks for your videos and considering this question.
Your little miter box is now a collectors item since most are now an aluminum extrusion. Glad to see you back on, I was wondering how you were doing.
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Galen, i've been away for a month or so. I "tried" to retire a month ago from work...was off two days and the company called and offered me some contract work for project management. So, shop time that I thought was here, will have to wait until the work projects are completed. All the best. ~John
I always enjoy all of your videos John. 72/73 from your neighbour to the north.......Brent
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Thanks for watching and for your kind comment. ~John
the best dummy lao i make was a hot water tank or my electric stove in my house ,,i just hock up a cox RG 59 to my hot water tank or my stove and you don ,nice SWR and 8000 W
Does it matter what wattage resistor I use ?
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Thanks for watching. The larger the wattage, the more watts the dummy load would be able to handle. ~73/John
@@TinkerJohn_W5CYF I thought that was the case. My grandson and I are going to order some parts and start building one for are Sota rig.
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I am a complete tyro and totally unwise in these things, but i do have a question. Is there anything magical about the use of a copper enclosure? Since the power(and heat) dissipation is quite low could not NPS 1/2 or 3/4 PVC pipe be used instead. I ask because I have that around the shop now and would prefer not to purchase such a small amount of copper.
Thanks for your videos and considering this question.