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Is this feed, suitable for ham purposes (transmission power: max 100W) ?
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Is this feed, suitable for ham purposes (transmission power: max 100W) ?
It's certainly useable. For a short run, the losses would probably be acceptable (20 gauge conductors aren't great but aren't terrible) especially when it's dry and in new condition. In wet weather it's going to be lossier than ladder line or open-wire line, although at HF frequencies this additional loss may not be significant. If you try to use it with an antenna which is badly mismatched for the frequency, the high SWR on the line might lead to significant heating of the line at 100 watts - this will depend on the impedances involved. I have no idea whether the foam dielectric in the cable would be adversely affected by the heat buildup at the high-current spots on the line, or might arc over at the high-voltage spots. -- Dave Platt AE6EO Hosting the Jade Warrior home page: http://www.radagast.org/jade-warrior I do _not_ wish to receive unsolicited commercial email, and I will boycott any company which has the gall to send me such ads! |
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Is this feed, suitable for ham purposes (transmission power: max 100W) ?
It's certainly useable. For a short run, the losses would probably be acceptable (20 gauge conductors aren't great but aren't terrible) especially when it's dry and in new condition. In wet weather it's going to be lossier than ladder line or open-wire line, although at HF frequencies this additional loss may not be significant. If you try to use it with an antenna which is badly mismatched for the frequency, the high SWR on the line might lead to significant heating of the line at 100 watts - this will depend on the impedances involved. I have no idea whether the foam dielectric in the cable would be adversely affected by the heat buildup at the high-current spots on the line, or might arc over at the high-voltage spots. -- Dave Platt AE6EO Hosting the Jade Warrior home page: http://www.radagast.org/jade-warrior I do _not_ wish to receive unsolicited commercial email, and I will boycott any company which has the gall to send me such ads! |
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