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[AMPS] Re: ARRL Pi net formulae

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Subject: [AMPS] Re: ARRL Pi net formulae
From: measures@vc.net (Rich Measures)
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 1999 18:51:20 -0700


>
>
>>
>> >
>> >Tom Rauch wrote:
>> >
>> >>Rich Measures wrote:
>> >>> ?  For c. five years, the ARRL Handbook had the wrong Pi-L tank values -
>> >>> -  despite being repeatedly told about the problem.  .
>> >>
>> >>Is it easy to explain what is wrong about the values?
>> >>
>> >If we're talking about the same formulae, they were approximations that
>> >assumed a high loaded Q. They were probably good enough for designing
>> >output tank circuits, but gave major errors in Q values for cathode
>> >circuits with deliberately low loaded Qs.
>>
>> ?  As I understand it, there was no error in the formulae, Ian.
>> .......
>>
>
>The printed formulae themselves had no errors, but the formulae were 
>incomplete and produced different pi net values than the complete formulae 
>did.  
>........
?  As I recall,  the Pi-L tank values for C2 originally did not include 
the C of the L-section.  



Rich...

R. L. Measures, 805-386-3734, AG6K, www.vcnet.com/measures  


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