[amsat-bb] Re: Congratulations Bob on QST plaque!!

[Sean Cavanaugh]

Hi Bob,

Interesting that they would be squeamish about higher voltages when a while back they ran an article suggesting running a 3-500 amp with the interlock defeated and a meter jammed in there to measure the filament voltage. They (quite rightly) took a bit of flak for that one though. 

Anyway, congrats on the award!

73,
Sean -VA5LF

On 2012-09-01, at 12:49, Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu> wrote:

> In the original draft, I had indicated all kinds of ways to use the 300 to
> 500 VDC from ones home solar system, or the 300 to 500 VDC from their
> Hybrid or EV or the 330 VDC that is inside every modern electronics system
> or power supply to power all kinds of things during a power outage.  But
> QST was concerned that publishing anything with voltages over 12 volts was
> too dangerous.