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Re: [Amps] Minimum Value of RF Plate Chokes

To: "pfizenmayer" <pfizenmayer@qwest.net>, "Edward Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>, "Gary Schafer" <garyschafer@comcast.net>, <amps@contesting.com>, "Paul Kelley N1BUG" <paul.kelley.n1bug@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Amps] Minimum Value of RF Plate Chokes
From: "pfizenmayer" <pfizenmayer@qwest.net>
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:51:20 -0700
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CORRECTION _

>
> Now if we pick a Q of 100 for the choke , Rp will be 226200 ohms (Rp=QXp) 
> so
> for a RMS plate swing of say 2000 volts the power lost in the choke will 
> be
> 17.7 watts.  (2000 squared/226200). The RMS RF current in the choke will 
> be
> 8.8 ma.
>
The RF current thru the choke is 2000/2262 or more like 880 ma  NOT  8.8 ma.

Thanks to Peter G3ZRP for catching this.

NO excuse - it did not sound right or pass what my old boss used to call the 
sniff test - but I was rushing . Thas what i get.

73 Hank K7HP


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