Envelope-to: dave@picks.force9.co.uk Delivery-date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 01:51:30 +0000 Received: by ptb-mxcore02.plus.net with spam-scanned (PlusNet MXCore v2.00) id 1F0qri-0002Pk-B9 for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Mon, 23 Jan 2006 01:51:30 +0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com ([193.82.116.20]) by ptb-mxcore02.plus.net with esmtp (PlusNet MXCore v2.00) id 1F0qri-0002Pe-6s for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Mon, 23 Jan 2006 01:51:30 +0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1F0qr9-0000qB-Tn for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Mon, 23 Jan 2006 01:50:55 +0000 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1F0qr9-0000q2-I4 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 23 Jan 2006 01:50:55 +0000 Received: from rwcrmhc13.comcast.net ([204.127.198.39] helo=rwcrmhc12.comcast.net) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.51) id 1F0s79-0004nF-3y for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 23 Jan 2006 03:11:50 +0000 Received: from rmailcenter15.comcast.net ([204.127.197.125]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc13) with SMTP id <2006012301502801500gl91de>; Mon, 23 Jan 2006 01:50:29 +0000 Received: from [24.91.21.104] by rmailcenter15.comcast.net; Mon, 23 Jan 2006 01:50:25 +0000 From: Warren K2ORS/WD2XGJ To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org, rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Cc: riese-k3djc@juno.com Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 01:50:25 +0000 Message-Id: <012320060150.23556.43D43660000C419800005C0422058861720B97010D0A020E06979D0E03@comcast.net> X-Mailer: AT&T Message Center Version 1 (Aug 4 2005) X-Authenticated-Sender: bWFyeWphbmVib3lkQGNvbWNhc3QubmV0 Subject: Re: LF: XGJ-39 ? 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 X-PN-SpamFiltered: by PlusNet MXCore (v2.00) Content-type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 8bit Hi Bob, I hope so, it will be a 200pF unit in parallel with 6000 pF total capacitance. It should experience 200/6000 or 3.3% of the total current. Total current should be 30 amps, I'm asking the doorknob to handle 1 amp. The HT-57 doorknob I plan on using is rated for 15 amps (though I'm not sure what frequency the 15 amp rating applies to). Time will tell! -- 73 Warren K2ORS/WD2XGJ FN42hi http://www.w4dex.com/wd2xgj.htm -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: riese-k3djc@juno.com > > will the door knob handle the current ?? > > Bob K3DJC > > > On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 00:51:05 +0000 k2ors@comcast.net (Warren > K2ORS/WD2XGJ) writes: > > Hello the list, > > > > Having completely re-built my antenna tuner to handle higher > > power, i find that I lack sufficient capacitance to resonate the > > loop in the T/A window. I will be ordering a 15kV NP0 doorknob to > > bring the loop to resonance, but that will most likely take till > > next weekend. > > My question for the group - In the short term, Is there any > > value to putting a beacon (CW or QRSS) around 139 kHz? (No need for > > a fit of apoplexy, my experimental license covers 136-140 kHz). > > I have thought of putting a QRSS signal on 138.825 close > > enough to DFC-39 so that it may appear on spectra of those > > monitoring DFC-39. > > > > > > > > -- > > 73 Warren K2ORS/WD2XGJ > > FN42hi > > http://www.w4dex.com/wd2xgj.htm > > > > > > >