X-GM-THRID: 1216406104266027776 X-Gmail-Labels: rsgb lf X-Gmail-Received: 7fcf871e3739974175bfb3770c3f0b2f927e15d5 Delivered-To: daveyxm@gmail.com Received: by 10.78.205.5 with SMTP id c5cs29752hug; Thu, 5 Oct 2006 06:34:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.67.100.12 with SMTP id c12mr1944353ugm; Thu, 05 Oct 2006 06:34:19 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id m1si685857ugc.2006.10.05.06.34.19; Thu, 05 Oct 2006 06:34:19 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: neutral (google.com: 193.82.116.20 is neither permitted nor denied by best guess record for domain of owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1GVTIt-00048r-Iq for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Thu, 05 Oct 2006 14:30:23 +0100 Received: from [193.82.59.130] (helo=relay2.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1GVTIt-00048i-5l for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 05 Oct 2006 14:30:23 +0100 Received: from yk-mlwprd2.northwestel.ca ([198.235.201.13] helo=mail2.theedge.ca) by relay2.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.51) id 1GVTIo-0007kz-3P for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 05 Oct 2006 14:30:23 +0100 Received: from eagles (whthyt235-40.northwestel.net [207.189.235.40]) by mail2.theedge.ca (Spam Firewall) with SMTP id 343889F322 for ; Thu, 5 Oct 2006 07:30:16 -0600 (MDT) Message-ID: <000801c6e882$5f0a2250$6501a8c0@eagles> From: "J. Allen" To: References: <000001c6e87a$b69d63e0$e6a4c593@RD40002> Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 13:30:06 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 X-Virus-Scanned: by Barracuda Spam Firewall at theedge.ca X-Spam-Score: 0.1 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,AWL=0.033,FORGED_RCVD_HELO=0.05 Subject: LF: Am I almost done? Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 4118 Jim, and All, The end question I was looking at is this: My antenna current measures 2.8 Amps. If I remember correctly, this was calculated or estimated by folks in the group to be the expected current for 1 W ierp. When you say, "everything is fine", does this mean that it looks like the power level is now 1 W ierp? If so, I can build the amp which Scott designed, and will have to limit the power by running 24 volts supply or tapping down the output transformer and keeping the current between the antenna and its ground return/radial system to ~2.8 amps, which it is showing now. Does it look like I understand this correctly? It is just hard to believe that I may finally be finishing this station! Thanks for your help, everyone. J.