[Elecraft] 50 Ohm Dummy Load

[Daniel Reynolds]

I'm working on the ATU and read ahead last night and discovered that I'll need
a 50 Ohm dummy load. Up til now, I've used test equipment at work, but it seems
like I really ought to have a QRP dummy load.

Would it work if I built one out of twenty 1k 1/2W resistors in parallel? Does
it matter if I place them along a board or build them into a small pack? Will
there be a problem with inductance or capacitance? Except for buying a 10W 50
Ohm Carbon resistor, is there any other way to do this? I know that I shouldn't
use the wirewound resistors at Radio Shack.

Thanks for your help (I know I'll get a few answers),
- Daniel/AA0NI