[Lowfer] MP last night - RF safety
Mitch Powell
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Mon, 31 Mar 2003 16:56:05 -0500
> Once we go to 100w, however, all bets are off. I'm sure there are as many
> stories about good RF burns as there are users of this reflector!
Just had to answer this one ! ! When I was testing a vertical - on 137 - and
had a bare copper wire as the vertical section, I walked past the vertical
section when the key was down..... 100 watts ..... and the wind blew the
bare wire and grazed the side of my head. I ended up sitting on the ground.
Sort of like being hit with a rubber hammer. Instantaneous K O.
Watch it folks !
Mitch