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Larry
 
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Default Sail Magazine article on ham antenna?

Wayne.B wrote in
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On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 20:08:42 -0500, Larry wrote:

around 120A at 13VDC from two T-16H deep cycles and a cheap
charger.


Careful Larry, we don't want any melting or exploding lead around
here.



Not a problem. It only draws that kind of PEAK current on SSB RF peaks.
Average current drain is around 30A only when transmitting, which is quite
safe.