[Elecraft] Running high power

[K9ZTV]

Amen to everything Steve says.

DJ0IP, who has done more practical research on off-center-fed dipoles than probably anyone on the planet, has concluded they are fine up to 500-700 watts, but problematic above that and not recommended.

73,
Kent
K9ZTV

> On Nov 24, 2022, at 9:37 AM, Steve Hall<99sunset at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Certainly as you increase power you are more likely to cause undesirable
> effects in the home.  Now I am going to make a generalization that I have
> found true.  The antenna type makes a significant difference in
> interference.  Unbalanced antennas introduce more RF into the home as
> opposed to balanced antennas.  An end-fed or off-center fed causes far more
> problems than a dipole or inverted Vee.   I have proven this to myself over
> and over.
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