[GreenKeys] "Thats a transmitter" (was Collins 709D-1 FSK keyer)

[WA5CAB--- via GreenKeys]

That was peak pulse power.  Average power probably 1 to 5 KW.

Robert Downs - Houston
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MVPA 9480

In a message dated 11/22/2014 15:37:23 PM Central Standard Time, 
tony.podrasky at gmail.com writes: 
> Hello Sheldon &al;
> 
> Sheldon - I'm not very RF-savvy.
> 
> Can you explain, please, how you can get such power out of a solid-state
> device - and how high is the high voltage in the final amplifier?
> 
> I know your post says that it was using a combiner - but I had a friend
> that worked on the RADAR on an aircraft carrier - and I don't remember
> how much power the RADAR ran - but it was well over a Mega Watt. He said
> that they had to remember to turn off the RADAR when they came into
> the San Diego base - because each sweep would blank out all the TVs!
> 
> 73,
> ton
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