[Elecraft] Dummy loads for dummies

[Nr4c]

Carefull. Are they wire-wound power resisters cased in ceramic. If so they are likely inductive and of marginal use as withvRF they will not be just resistive but somewhat inductive and this will skew your results. 

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...nr4c. bill


> On Dec 27, 2016, at 9:43 AM, Paul C <paulc22 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 
> I made my own dummy load last night from two 100 ohm resistors wired in parallel.  They are rated for 10 watts each and look like little bricks.  I measured the resistance at 51 ohms.  Do you think this is close enough or should I reduce it to 50?
> 
> Paul KG5KXG
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