RadioBanter - View Single Post - Current in antenna loading coils controversy

October 31st 03, 12:51 AM

On 30 Oct 2003 22:59:26 GMT, oSaddam (Yuri Blanarovich)
wrote:

If we suppose the loading coil is heating up equally

Hi Yuri,

You have already testified twice that it does not - so why IF it
around?
1.)
If you trasmit for short period of time (not
enough for heat to equalize) and feel it, or use thermal strips to check
temperature, you would see the taper in the current from bottom to top. It is
in order of 50%, not negligible.
2.)
Put 500W to it for longer period and watch the heatshrink tubing
shrivel from the bottom up.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC