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Jerry Martes wrote:
Roy I'm a real slopy builder. So, I do alot of half-assed things. I might begin with a 100 watt light bulb inside the "icebox" to establish a referance temperature. maybe even a 50 watt and even a 25 watt. And, if the antenna could be modeled at some frequency where I could build an ice box thats sufficiently transparent to RF, like 6 Meters, I'd build a full size antenna for use as a referance. I've never done something like this. It just sems very practical, since a 100% efficient antenna wouldnt introduce any heat. But , a 50% efficient one might produce about the same heat as a 50 watt light bulb. It would if the thermal mass of the antenna were the same as the light bulb, and if the thermal loss through the wiring were the same for the antenna as for the light bulb. But otherwise, they could be vastly different. I'd not declare this "ice box" to be a Lab Standard. But, if there was need, I'd sure try to evaluate the concept. When people like you cast doubt on anything I tink up, I begin to doubt myself. Jerry Well, then I've done a good service. Only when you have doubts about your methodolgy will you have any incentive to take the time to try and understand what you're doing. Any conclusions you reach about the antenna's efficiency (except that it's not 100% efficient - duh) will be completely worthless unless you get at least some kind of handle on the relationship between the heat and the temperature. Roy Lewallen, W7EL |
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