[Boatanchors] FT-101

[rbethman]

I think a barefoot SB-102 into a cantenna talking 130 miles on 75mtrs 
beats a commercial station with 2KW worth of light bulbs on the roof.  I 
did it in 1980, cantenna inside on the operating bench.  Since then - 
ALL my dummy loads have a separate ground to the outside ground rod system!

George Morton wrote:
> Without giving away the station call sign, I designed a 12 KW dummy 
> load for a coastal station who didn't want to go off air and lose ad 
> revenue.  They were having the tower painted and the painter didn't 
> want to work on a hot tower.  We used two Beacon bulbs each 1KW and a 
> small length of coax to the bulbs who were afixed to a 2x4 cross on 
> top of the radio shack.  Worked fine.  Covered  the whole town and  no 
> advertisers complained about reduced coverage.  Brgds, Geo
>
>> One time I forgot I had left the antenna switch on the dummy load.
>> I wondered why the band was so quiet. The only station I could hear
>> and work (57 both ways) was a chap in EI land.
>> Heath Cantennas were great loads and passable radiators.
>>
>> 73, Dick, W1KSZ
>>

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Bob - NØDGN