2nd
June
2012
Transforming someone else’s junk
A rainy afternoon visit to the local flea market has allowed me to complete a project. One of the rules of amateur radio is that you can’t broadcast just anything at all. Hence, the need for something called a dummy load. Imagine a small collection of resistors, carefully matched to provide a measured resistance, with sufficient ability to dissipate a given amount of energy. Sounds simple. Except, as an amateur radio operator, there’s a rule that says you must limit your spending (and your transmitted power) to the amount required to get the job done.
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