[OKDXA] Attention Wire Benders:

[Coy Day]

Nelson,

That's great.  Those things are invaluable and the wattage doesn't matter
for receive antennas like a Beverage.  They also work very well with half
rhombics.

For folks like N5UW, you can parallel/series combinations of them to meet
the 10KW requirement.

Coy
----- Original Message -----
From: Nelson Derks <ac5up@vei.net>
To: OKDXA Mail Reflector <okdxa@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 10:02 AM
Subject: [OKDXA] Attention Wire Benders:


I recently scored a "deal" on eBay for a bag of 50 non-inductive terminating
resistors rated at 50 Watts, 400 Ohms each. They should be here in the next
day or two. The cost was a little under a buck apiece and they have 1/4"
"Faston" terminals at each end so they can be soldered to directly or used
with crimp-on connectors.

Those of you who diddle with terminated wires know that a Rhombic is
typically terminated by 800 ohms while a long wire comes in around 450 ohms
to ground. Terminated loops are usually in the 200 ohm range. A few 400 ohm
resistors in series or parallel can match most of the common impedances and
I don't see myself needing all 50.

So, if anyone has a need, let me know... The 50 Watt power rating should
satisfy everyone except N5UW.

- AC5UP

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