[Lowfer] GWEN, anyone remember it?

[Jay Rusgrove]

Tom

If the output is 50 ohms you could always just run it at rated power and
put a suitable attenuator between the TX output and the antenna.
Inefficient yes, but it will keep the coilhouse warm.

Jay, W1VD



--- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Norris" <ka4rkt@fernblatt.net>
To: <lowfer@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 5:33 PM
Subject: RE: [Lowfer] GWEN, anyone remember it?


> >
> >>  Also in the works is talking
> >>him out of a used NDB transmitter that I will attempt to retune down
> >>to our freq
> >>range so maybe FINALLY I will have a beacon on the air.
> >
> >
> >What frequency range would that be?  If the thought is to use it for
Part 15
> >LowFER, bear in mind that those babies are not necessarily designed
to
> >maximize PA efficiency--especially the single sideband models.  Some
of them
> >would be very difficult to throttle back to 1W DC input, as well.
> >
> >John D
>
> Not sure of the model or freq range. May be difficult or impossible to
modify.
> As far as power, I think this is a 25 watt beacon, so should be easy
enough
> to drop the power I'd think. Won't know till I eventually get it here.
>
> Tom
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