[BC] RG-8

[Cowboy]

On Saturday 05 April 2008 08:08 am, WBRadiolists at aol.com wrote:
>  In a message dated 04/03/2008 2:32:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
>  curt at spam-o-matic.net writes:
>  
>  >  I've run as much as 5400 watts through a short run of RG8, for a very
>  >   short period of time. ( maybe 2 minutes )
>  >   I'd *never* do it unattended, or without full knowledge of what
>  >   might happen !
>  
>  Ditto, here, but for more than 2 minutes at a clip. The transmitter at WFIF 
>  is connected to its dummy load via about 10' of RG8. It has held up fine in 
>  testing service for years. Of course, it's seldom used, and inside a (mostly) 
>  climate-controlled building. I wouldn't even *think* of running 5kw thru the 
>  stuff on a permanent basis, nor with it outside! 500 watts would be it, in an 
>  emergency, and only for the minimum amount of time possible!

 Amazing what some folks will do.
 In Detroit, at the former 12 tower, had a run of 7/8 ( yeah, seven eighths )
 about 50 or 75 feet long, from the 50 ( yep. FIFTY kilowatt ) transmitter to
 the phasor, as a permanent installation !
 When asked, the local said they used 7/8 because that's how big the
 existing hole in the wall was.

 Of course, when I was done with it, it became 3 1/8.
 Shockingly, that cable runs cool, and it took a few kilowatts less to
 show 52 at the common point.
 Amazing.

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Cowboy