‰ NOW 20 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM APRIL 2017 QST PAGE 73 ‰ METER. ANY SMALL RESISTOR WILL WORK, BUT IT SHOULD NOT BE THE WIRE WOUND TYPE. USE AN OHMMETER TO GET AN ACCURATE VALUE FOR THE RESISTORS BEFORE YOU BEGIN TESTING. ED. IF YOU ARE USING AN ANTENNA ANALYZER, YOU DONT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE POWER DISSIPATION OF THE RESISTORS. IF YOURE USING A RIG AND SWR METER, USE LOW POWER FOR TESTING THE LOWEST YOUR METER WILL READ. YOU CAN USE 100 2 W COMPOSITION RESISTORS, BUT DONT KEY THE TRANSMITTER FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD IF 5 W IS YOUR LOWEST POWER LEVEL. NOTE THAT IF YOU OVERHEAT A RESISTOR, ITS RESISTANCE VALUE CAN CHANGE, PERHAPS SIGNIFICANTLY. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE IF IT BECOMES TOO HOT TO TOUCH. ED. CONNECT THE TWO 100 RESISTORS IN SERIES ACROSS THE ANTENNA TERMINALS OF THE BALUN. CONNECT THE FEED LINE SIDE OF THE BALUN TO YOUR ANTENNA ‰ END OF 20 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ