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   Neil G4DBN (g4dbn@mastodon.radio)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Jan-2024 05:56:30 JST Neil G4DBN

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   • JamesB
   • M0KHR
   • M0PWX

   @M0PWX @M0KHR @mw1cgg One benefit of waveguide and stripline construction is that you can make a passive amplifier combiner to run 32 or more power amplifiers in parallel for MOAR PWEOR. 25 years ago there were examples with 272 chips being combined to make 35 WATTS!!! at 60 GHz. Definite Antenna Pr0n in this area of human endeavour

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     M0PWX (m0pwx@mastodon.radio)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Jan-2024 05:56:39 JST M0PWX

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     • JamesB
     • M0KHR

     @M0KHR @mw1cgg @g4dbn yep once you get over a ghz or 2 coax losses are to high and you flip over to wave guides, a whole different kind of black magic

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     M0KHR (m0khr@mastodon.radio)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Jan-2024 05:56:40 JST M0KHR

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     • JamesB

     @mw1cgg @g4dbn Gigahertz territory always sounded like wizard magic to me. RF is witchcraft in any case.

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     JamesB (mw1cgg@mastodon.radio)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Jan-2024 05:56:42 JST JamesB

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     • M0KHR

     @M0KHR I have no idea. This is @g4dbn's territory.

     The only thing I know about it is that it involves money. Lots of money.

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     M0KHR (m0khr@mastodon.radio)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Jan-2024 05:56:43 JST M0KHR

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     • JamesB

     @mw1cgg Can do, what do I need to buy?

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     JamesB (mw1cgg@mastodon.radio)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Jan-2024 05:56:44 JST JamesB

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     • M0KHR

     @M0KHR Have you considered spending lots of money and failing at SHF too?

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     M0KHR (m0khr@mastodon.radio)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Jan-2024 05:56:46 JST M0KHR

     This year in HF, VHF and UHF has been an utter disaster for me.

     Hoping for better in 2024. First, I need a permanent antenna.