For those people accredited in other nations it comes as something of a surprise to discover that American radio novices now need to run RF direct exposure estimations as part of their licence requirements. [Ham Radio Crash Course] as approached this in a unique style, by running around 800 watts of 6-metre power into a vertical antenna festooned with hotdogs. That’s right, this ham is attempting to prepare some ‘dawgs! Is his station producing unsafe levels of power that might prepare passers-by?
Of course, aside from a barely-warmed line along where the ‘dogs were attached to the antenna there’s no heating to be discovered. But we believe he’s attempting to make the point in the video listed below the break about the relative pointlessness of using RF field limitations which are absolutely pertinent at much greater frequencies, to hams at radio frequencies.
It leaves us curious regarding how that 800 watts might be effectively moved into the sausages and truly prepare them. Strapping them to a vertical is we believe the equivalent of strapping anything resistive to a conductor, they do not form a considerable adequate part of the circuit. We believe that even 6 metres might prepare a sausage if it might be effectively combined into it, so we’d recommend putting a grounded sausage up the middle of a close-wound helix.
If you have any ideas on the RF direct exposure estimations, or on the very best method to prepare a ‘dog with 6m, we’d love to hear the, in the remarks. Meanwhile, this isn’t the very first piece of ‘dog-based shenanigans we’ve brought you.
