two really strange questions

[Ken Dupuis Wn2Sqc]

A few years back "73" magazine had an article about using a micro-wave
oven as a transmitter, Ken

On Tue, 11 Dec 2001 22:25:03 -0500 Carl Menne <cmenne at SEIDATA.COM>
writes:
>  I thought perhaps the original question was directed at the idea of
> somehow
> adapting the microwave oven to ham communication use ?
>
>  Rig here is Sanyo 600 with manual dial at the feedpoint of an
> inverted
> metal silo cap, QRZ  EME !!!!!!
> Now tell me what is wrong with this idea, and then who will be the
> first to
> do it anyway.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Neil Morrison <neilsmorr at hotmail.com>
> To: <HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 8:15 PM
> Subject: Re: two really strange questions
>
>
> > Here is the answer from my owner's manual - this unit is rated at
> 1100W
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> > Technical Specifications
> >
> > Power Source: 120 V, 60 Hz
> > Power Consumption:  Microwave 1,450 W
> >                     Heater 1,500 W
> > Output: Microwave* 1,100W
> >         Heater 1,400W
> > Outside Dimensions (H x W x D): 376 mm x 606 mm x 491 mm (14
> 13/16" x 23
> > 7/8" x 19 5/16")
> > Oven Cavity Dimensions (H x W x D): 242 mm x 412 mm x 426 mm (9
> 1/2 x 16
> 1/4
> > x 16 13/16")
> > Operating Frequency: 2,450 MHz
> > Trim Kit (Optional): NN-TK9O9W (for NN-C980W) / NN-TK909 (for
> NN-C980B)
> > Uncrated Weight: Approx. 22 kg (48 lbs)
> >
> > *IEC 705-88 Test Procedure used
> > Specifications subject to change without notice.
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Draw your own conclusions!
> >
> > Neil
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "ejforwood Jerold Forwood" <ejforwood at MSN.COM>
> >
> >
> > Appliances are rated on input so that they can make it sound
> better, and
> > 1100 watts is a standard for almost all brands of microwave ovens
> today.
> > This also happens in vacuum cleaners today.  They used to rate
> them in
> > horsepower,  then they changed it to "vacuum cleaner" horse power.
>  Today
> > they rate them by amps drawn.  If you check out some of the
> cheaper
> vacuums
> > with high amp. ratings, you will find a resister across the input
> to make
> > them draw the higher load rating.
> > 73's,
> > Jerry, K0EJF
> >
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