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Dummy load is built around three 50 ohm non-inductive power resistors and eight 1 ohm 50 watt units.
AUDIO AMATEUR 2/1972 [Jan 1973] (v.3#2) pg. 18

Test report on Heath model ID-5252 audio load (dummy load) kit.
AUDIO AMATEUR 2/1979 [Apr 1979] (v.10#2) pg. 40

Build a dummy load for amplifiers from burned-out electric clothes dryer heating elements. Will handle 8-ohms at 300 watts.
AUDIO ELECTRONICS 1/1999 [Jan 1999] (v.30#1) pg. 20
Added Info AUDIO ELECTRONICS 3/1999 [Jun 1999] (v.30#3) pg. 41
Added Info AUDIO ELECTRONICS 4/1999 [Aug 1999] (v.30#4) pg. 45
Added Info AUDIO ELECTRONICS 5/1999 [Sep 1999] (v.30#5) pg. 48

Audio load (dummy load) able to handle 8-ohms and 180-watts is built using an array of nine 20-watt resistors.
AUDIO ELECTRONICS 6/1999 [Nov 1999] (v.30#6) pg. 54

An economical QRP wattmeter and dummy-load combination is built around the widely available BC-442 antenna relay unit. Est. cost: $5.
CQ. THE RADIO AMATEUR'S JOURNAL Jan 1986 (v.42#1) pg. 39

Build a really big dummy load. Constructing an economical maximum power dummy load (100 to 1,000 watts) plus hints on building HF dummy loads for any power level.
CQ. THE RADIO AMATEUR'S JOURNAL Oct 1987 (v.43#10) pg. 32

Build your own QRP dummy load/wattmeter. Provides a 50 ohm dummy load and a meter to indicate when the calibrated potentiometer is set to the RF power applied to the input. Est. cost: $7.
CQ. THE RADIO AMATEUR'S JOURNAL Mar 1990 (v.46#3) pg. 28
Correction CQ. THE RADIO AMATEUR'S JOURNAL May 1990 (v.46#5) pg. 8

Build an HF dummy load that consists of a 12" long RF noninductive carbon resistor mounted in a piece of aluminum channel stock.
CQ. THE RADIO AMATEUR'S JOURNAL Aug 1991 (v.47#8) pg. 40

How to design and build a simple QRP dummy load.
CQ. THE RADIO AMATEUR'S JOURNAL Feb 1993 (v.49#2) pg. 22

Dummy load consists of a 50-ohm resistive load mounted in a quart paint can filled with oil.
ELECTRONICS ILLUSTRATED Nov 1970 (v.13#6) pg. 56

Low-cost dummy load for CB with resistance of 52 ohms and an SWR of 1:1 will handle up to 12 watts.
ELECTRONICS ILLUSTRATED May 1972 (v.15#3) pg. 65

Build a novel LCD ammeter (100 to 400 milliamperes) and RF power meter (an indicating 50-ohm RF dummy-load wattmeter) incorporating the "Duracell" battery testing strips (a thin-film resistor combined with a liquid-crystal bargraph display).
ELECTRONICS NOW Nov 1993 (v.64#11) pg. 57

100-watt dummy load. Build a 50-ohm amateur radio dummy antenna which can dissipate 100 watts in the 160 to 10 meter bands. Unit is contained inside a 1-gallon paint can.
ELECTRONICS NOW Nov 1993 (v.64#11) pg. 61

Test equipment for audio technicians. Part 1. Precision dummy load.
ELECTRONICS NOW Nov 1999 (v.70#11) pg. 43

An accurate dummy load for use with CB radio transmitters.
POPULAR COMMUNICATIONS Oct 1989 (v.8#2) pg. 58

CB dummy load uses no light bulb.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Feb 1964 (v.20#2) pg. 58

Stable dummy load light for CB.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Nov 1964 (v.21#5) pg. 82

Dummy standard antenna covers 540 to 22,000 KHz.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Aug 1968 (v.29#2) pg. 77

Dummy antennas (dummy loads) for hams and CB'ers.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Feb 1976 (v.9#2) pg. 65

Two-channel audio 80-watt dummy load bank is used in place of loudspeakers to test a PA amplifier. Includes a built-in fan to cool the resistors.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [2] Jul 1990 (v.7#7) pg. 37

Understanding dummy loads.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [2] Mar 1999 (v.16#3) pg. 56

Simple circuit boards for crossovers and dummy loads can by made using just a sharp knife to cut away unwanted copper.
SPEAKER BUILDER 1/1982 [Feb 1982] (v.3#1) pg. 34

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