Thread: What would 1000 Watts HF do if you touched an antenna?
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Old June 26th 20, 09:50 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
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Default What would 1000 Watts HF do if you touched an antenna?
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Hi I need to know how mutch wire 14 gauge can transmit by watts from hf on my base yaesu ft897

That is impossible to tell, because the wire diameter (gauge) only
determines the maximum current, not the maximum voltage. And watts
is current times voltage.

So when you use a higer voltage with the same current (i.e. you have
a higher antenna impedance, of course matched with a tuner) you can
use thinner wire at higher power.
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