>Finally got it going on 160, 80 , and 40 meters last December. When
>building the input coil, I never put a tap for 20 meters as I never thought
>I would use it on 20 meters. It put out about 800 to 900 watts on 160, 80,
>and 40 meters. I used it on 20 meters running it through the 40 meter
>input with a tuner. About 500 watts out like that.
First of all, the 4-1000 should put out much more power than what you are
getting. I am assuming you are driving it with about 100 watts.
I agree with Rich, AG6K, in that you need seperate pi-networks for each
band in the GG configuration. While I think I've seen circuits that use
a single coil with different taps, I think you'll have much better luck
with seperate networks optimized for each band.
The 4-1000 should put out about 1200 watts with 100 watts of drive. This
is especially true on the lower bands. In fact, if you run a high plate
voltage (>5 KV) you should get over 1500 watts on the low bands. My
4-1000 (before I ripped it apart) would put out about 1800 watts with 100
watts of drive on 80 meters. I was running a plate voltage of 6 KV.
Something seems very much amiss in your circuit if you are getting no
power out. Double check everything and make sure it's all hooked up
correctly.
I don't have a lot of test equipment either. In fact, less than you. So
it can be done. And BTW, I would never measure impedance with an Ohmeter
on the tube when voltage is applied.
73,
Jon
KE9NA
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Jon Ogden
KE9NA
http://www.qsl.net/ke9na
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