To: | k4tmc@aol.com, towertalk@contesting.com |
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Subject: | Re: [TowerTalk] HF Vee Beam Experience? |
From: | "Rick Stealey" <rstealey@hotmail.com> |
Date: | Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:11:14 +0000 |
List-post: | <mailto:towertalk@contesting.com> |
terminating resistors? Hi Henry, I homebrewed one a year ago, on the way to building a Rhombic (first half of my rhombic). It didn't do much for me in the way of excitement so I completed the Rhombic project and then only needed one terminating resistor. I was looking for a 500 watt 600 ohm resistor, and you are right, they aren't common items. I checked with a company called Carborundum I think it was, who make Globar resistors but they wanted something well over $100 for it. Had to get them to "quote" my request, couldn't get a price from their web site. So I looked for alternatives and an interesting alternative was to get a 50 ohm dummy load and use a balun (an un-un in the case of a vee beam since you are connecting to ground) like a 9:1 type to match the 50 ohms up to 450 ohms. As to performance... that's another subject, that's not what you asked, is it? Rick K2XT _________________________________________________________________ Get a FREE small business Web site and more from Microsoft® Office Live! http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/aub0930003811mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk |
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