What would 1000 Watts HF do if you touched an antenna?I don't know about 1000 watts, but several tens of thoussands watts will leave small burn spots and dark lines in the direction of the ground.
On Friday, June 14, 2002 at 11:33:22 PM UTC-5, StarGazer wrote:is a smell of burned flesh, and a surpprised kid. A couple inches of tracks under the skin up the wrists... minor pain.
What would 1000 Watts HF do if you touched an antenna?I don't know about 1000 watts, but several tens of thoussands watts will leave small burn spots and dark lines in the direction of the ground.
If a kid walks up to a broadcast transmitter base where the mast is the antenna, and sees the spark gap at the base, he might be foolishly tempted to wack the gap to bang it closed. Even more foolishly use the heels of his bare palms to do it. There
On Friday, June 14, 2002 at 11:33:22 PM UTC-5, StarGazer wrote:
What would 1000 Watts HF do if you touched an antenna?I don't know about ......
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