> about 55% of each transmitter's
> output gets burned up in a dummy load, each time two signals are
> combined. Thus, eight 100 watt repeaters combined into one antenna
will
> have about 11 watts at the antenna.
While it is true that aprox. 50% of the power from each transmitter is
lost in the combiner, the remaining 50% gets thru. So a 100 watt
transmitter will send 50 watts out to the transmission line. 50 * 8 =
400w total.
Tom Saunders
Comm Tech, City of Seattle
Amateur Radio Station N7OEP
206.384.1604
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