On Fri, 18 Jul 2003 22:32:13 -0500, W5DXP
wrote:


Maximum power is when you turn your metal 6L6 upside down in a glass of
water during a contest. :-)

What I have learned so far:

If you have a 100 watt transmitter, the watt meter shows 3 watts
reflected. I deliver 103 watts to the antenna. I now know where the
reflected power go's. But where did it come from? If I could find a
way to have 100 watts reflected I could put 200 watts to the antenna
from a 100 watt transmitter.

If my transmitter has an output impedance of 50 ohms, all the
reflected power will be absorbed by my PA. I need to find a way to
change my output impedance to something other than 50 ohms?

If I could make my SB-401 act like a radar transmitter, and time the
pulses correctly, I could cancel out the reflected power pulses.

For some reason I need a circulator on my SB-401.

To get max power out my 6146's I need to turn them upside down in a
glass of water? :-)