[160m] RG6 & F connectors Power tested in dummy load ?

[Kevin Adam]

I have seen two pieces of Rg6 3 feet long with f connectors with f to pl259
adapter
Handle 5 kw into two heath kit dummy loads till the oil started to boil out
ran for 3 mins so I know 5 kw it will handle okay lab test only. It did not
even get warm.

N9IWW

 
-----Original Message-----
From: 160m-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:160m-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
Behalf Of Ford Peterson
Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 9:15 PM
To: 160m at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [160m] RG6 & F connectors

I'm considering a phased array system that uses RG6.  A natural connector
would be a type "F" connection.  Two questions:

How much power would I dare run through the RG6.  RG6 is 75 ohm, AL foil
with AL braid.

The UHF guys tell me they run 1KW+ through F connections.  Is this
reasonable?

Although I do not anticipating running 1.5KW on Topband, running a KW
through this system would be nice.  At what point does the whole thing
become a 'fuse?'

Ford-N0FP
ford at cmgate.com


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