It was written:
> Put 1000 watts on the Quad and you have apprx. 900 watts.
> Put 1000 watts on the same Yagi and you have aprrx 500 watts
> out. The power is lost in resistive heat.
Really? Then will the yagi elements sag from the tremendous
heat build up within them? Never have seen that. Do they
glow a dull red at night; would very soon after 500 watts was
being dissipated, mostly in the driven element. Have you
heard of anyone getting burned while tuning up/testing a
yagi at power? All three elements would get real hot with
that much resistive dissipation; we know all the power is
going into the elements because most make sure they
have close to flat vswr into their antennas.
Where is evidence of some 50% power loss to resistive (heat)
dissipation within a yagi?
73, Jim KH7M
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