On Mar 27, 2006, at 7:41 AM, Partain, Chuck wrote:
>
> I read some info about the rf choke on the output of the amps to work
> in case the blocking cap fails.
If the load C is your typical 1500v air variable, and the DC blocker
cap fails, the load C will act like a protective spark gap, and clamp
the HV to c. +20v until the mains circuit breaker opens. However, a
RFC across the load-C does nothing on RX to bleed static charge off of
the antenna.
> I see different values listed plus I read in these archives that one
> can be made from #24 wire???
A high-value resistor that is rated for 1kV or so will safely bleed
static charge off of the antenna during RX -- if is connected across
the output RF connector. With this arrangement, the high-value R can
also serve as the voltage-divider for the diode-detector relative RF
out circuitry. The covers-all-bases arrangement is one such bleeder
resistor across the load C and another one across the RF out spigot.
> can someone shed a little more light on this for me as I do not have
> one installed...YET!
>
> I see some call for a z-50???
>
> regards
>
> KA1MWP
>
> Chuck Partain
>
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