Larry
>....
>> Ä I too own a 922. . Ever measured the resistance of the vhf
>> suppressor resistors, Larry?
>> - cheers
>
>Nope, it aint broke so why bother,
? It's kinda like checking the oil pan in a car engine for metal
shavings.
> they look just like new and there is
>no sign of arcing.
? parasites are so fast they almost never damage the appearance of the
suppressor resistors.
>
>I did use Carls suggestion of changing out the VHF choke to a glitch
>resistor and adding a resistor to the filament transformer to bring the
>individual filament voltages to 4.8V. That just seems to be a common
>sense mod for any amp.
? sounds good. 48 amps of fil. inrush current suggests that a
step-start might be nice.
>
>If I upgrade to a new rig or digital modes I'll try Rich's QSK circuit.
>>
Once you find out how quiet the 922 is with HSS switching, you will
wonder why you didn't spend the 60 bucks sooner.
- cheers, Larry
Rich...
R. L. Measures, 805-386-3734, AG6K, www.vcnet.com/measures
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