"gibberdill" wrote in message
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I plan to use my 26 ga. 75 meter dipole (stealth antenna)-- now with 100
W--
with my new amplifier, with 800-1000 W output. Is that too small a gauge?
How much current can I expect it to take? Even if it doesn't get too hot,
will it be significantly less efficient?


Ohms law is gonna put 20 amps on that wire (1000 watts / 50 ohms)
I would expect it to fail - probably at the connection points.
I think it would heat up, become brittle, and break.
If it was mine, I would want to upgrade to 16 or 14 ga. before putting a kw.
-- I've always used 100 watts or less, so this is not from experience - just
my opinion.
Hal


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