Dummy Load Construction
This will document my version of the K4EAA Dummy load. Although Ken is not the original designer of this load, this is his version of it. I did make some slight changes to what he did on his. It is a rather simple load and consists of the following parts.
1) 1 quart paint can
2) 20 1K ohm 3 Watt Resistors
3) Piece of brass sheet
4) BNC connector, BAV21 Diode, .01uf 250V Capacitor, and binding posts.
More info can be found at the following website.
http://www.k4eaa.com/dummy.html
During the original mock up I was going to put the capacitor on the top of the can like KE4AA suggested, but instead decided that I would mount the Capacitor in the can for a clean look.
So far the load works as designed, the power reading via DMM works great. Very cheap, and effective!