Power on the Diamond CP6 Vertical antenna.

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Power on the Diamond CP6 Vertical antenna.	Reply
by SM5TAO on April 30, 2005	Mail this to a friend!
Hi, What I have heared is that the Diamond CP6 can handle a power of 200 Watts. Is this meseared at a continous situation ? does it handle 1000 Watts at shorter transmission intervals ? where is the limitation ? Many thanks in advance! Hani George Freiwat de SM5TAO

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by K0BG on April 30, 2005	Mail this to a friend!
I doubt it. The coils are rather small compared to other multi band verticals. Personally, I'd stay within the published limit. Alan, KØBG www.k0bg.com

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by NA4IT on April 30, 2005	Mail this to a friend!
A lot of hospital amateur stations in our area use this antenna. Just a good suggestion...bond the base or ground of the antenna to the metal flashing on the roof of the building. I does help the radiation pattern on 75 and probably 40M. Wouldn't know about QRO operation...hospitals run 100W max.

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by K6AER on April 30, 2005	Mail this to a friend!
The antenna will handle 200 watts maximum. The capacitors in the antenna are not rated for more power than that.

RE: Power on the Diamond CP6 Vertical antenna.	Reply
by SM5TAO on April 30, 2005	Mail this to a friend!
Many thanks for the answers! I just get confused since other verticals handles much more power and thought that the 200 watts limit is only on continous operation... 73 de SM5TAO

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by WB6BYU on May 2, 2005	Mail this to a friend!
There are several different ways that an antenna can be limited in the power it can handle. If the limitation is the size of the conductors in the traps (or in the antenna itself), this is a function of heat that can be dissipated without damaging the component. Usually in this case you can run higher power if you keep the transmissions short. However, another possible limitation is the maximum voltage before parts arc over. It sounds like this is what limits the power level on this antenna - if you go over 200 watts, the capacitors will break down. Lowering the duty cycle won't help.

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