[Elecraft] 50 Ohm Load - source?

[Brian]

Good stuff Rick.  I bought and built the OHR-100RFL because it was 
priced reasonable, it was 100W rated, and I figured with all my QRP rigs 
it would last my ancestors a couple dozen lifetimes.  I have a couple 
other 20W homebrew loads around here too...can never find one when I 
need it though...the 100RFL sits in a handsome cabinet on my bench where 
is it handy and usable all the time.

No sir...can't beat a good dummy load.

On 3/30/2015 7:17 PM, Rick Dettinger wrote:
> Yes, you are.
> Dummy loads are not fun, like nice radios.
> When I built a Heathkit HW100, 45 years ago, I needed a dummy load to align the transmitter section.
> Not having one, and having just spent all my discretionary funds on the radio, I used a pencil lead to make a resistor element.
> I had to experiment with different drafting pencils to find the correct resistance.  I carefully removed the wood with a razor blade, and attached clip leads at the points that gave me 50 ohms.  I dunked the result in a container of motor oil (probably not the best choice), and finished the alignment.  It worked well and was a one shot deal.
> Later, following instructions in a ham radio magazine, I built a dummy load using two copper disks and 10 resistors.  This was also installed in a quart can filled with oil of some kind.  I put the dummy load under my shack and ran coax up to my rigs.  Also worked well.
> Now, I use an Elecraft 20 watt load, and have used it for short periods of time at higher power to make quick measurements.  This included the alignment work on my K3/100.
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> 73,
> Rick Dettinger  K7MW
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> On Mar 30, 2015, at 2:43 PM, Dave Baxter wrote:
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>> I often wonder about people who will buy expensive (but excellent) radio's,
>> then baulk at spending a few bucks, quid's or ?, on basic test kit like a
>> half decent dummy load!
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>> Am I missing something?
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>> Dave G0WBX.
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