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Re: [Amps] Low Pass Filter capacitor ratings for 1.5kw level

To: "mike kendall" <ke6cvh@yahoo.com>, amps@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [Amps] Low Pass Filter capacitor ratings for 1.5kw level
From: "Will Matney" <craxd1@verizon.net>
Reply-to: craxd1@verizon.net
Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2006 11:39:06 -0400
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Mike,

Jim Tonne has some software just for this. There's another ham on the net who 
has a low pass filter he designed with this that is for 160 to 6 meters if I 
recall. The website has the complete details on building it. I forget who this 
was but Jim may know.

http://tonnesoftware.com/elsie.html

Best,

Will

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On 8/1/06 at 8:27 AM mike kendall wrote:

>Hello all,
>    OK, after looking on the internet and doing some reading I decided to
>use the low pass filter values in the ARRL RF Amplifier Classics book I've
>got (not the greatest book but they do have 2 projects with LPF values for
>all the bands).  Problem is that both of these LPF filters are for low
>power projects (one design uses 6 filters and the other uses 7 filters to
>cover all bands from 1.8-30mhz).  I plan on using the same values but
>higher power components.
>    Question: For C1, C3, and C5 in each filter what would be recommended
>voltage ratings for either silver mica or doorknob to get a 1.5kw (plus
>headroom) rating?  I will just use overkill on the inductors by using
>larger dimension toroids and guages of wire to get the increased rating.
>  73,
>  Mike Kendall
>   
>
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