Return-Path: Received: (qmail 16446 invoked from network); 11 Nov 2003 20:51:04 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO netmail00.services.quay.plus.net) (212.159.14.218) by mailstore with SMTP; 11 Nov 2003 20:51:04 -0000 Received: (qmail 329 invoked from network); 11 Nov 2003 20:51:03 -0000 X-Filtered-by: Plusnet (hmail v1.01) X-Spam-detection-level: 11 Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.20) by netmail00.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 11 Nov 2003 20:50:57 -0000 X-Fake-Domain: majordom Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1AJfS4-0003dP-PZ for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Tue, 11 Nov 2003 20:49:28 +0000 Received: from [130.244.199.132] (helo=fep04-svc.swip.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1AJfS4-0003dG-1W for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 11 Nov 2003 20:49:28 +0000 X-Fake-Domain: oemcomputer Received: from oemcomputer ([213.101.41.76]) by fep04-svc.swip.net with SMTP id <20031111204924.HPGB23350.fep04-svc.swip.net@oemcomputer> for ; Tue, 11 Nov 2003 21:49:24 +0100 X-Bad-Message-ID: no DNS (oemcomputer) Message-ID: <01ce01c3a895$53649500$ac2465d5@oemcomputer> From: "Johan Bodin" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <19d.1ca91b53.2cdcf1ce@aol.com> Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 21:49:07 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Subject: LF: Re: Dummy loads at LF Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60 (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.60 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-Spam-Rating: 2 Dear group, at a wavelength of 2200m I can't see any reason why a bucket of salt water can't be used as a "poor man's dummy load". Also, water needs a lot of energy to heat up. At 4.18 kJ/(kg*K) a 10 liter bucket will take a kWh, or so, before reaching the boiling point... :-) By the way, the speed (frequency) control system at SAQ contains servo controlled "liquid rheostats". Any ideas for electrode material? 73 Johan SM6LKM