> Don,
>
> Agreed, I have a single 3-500Z on 6m (very good design from QST 1971)
> but it had a bit too much gain with 3600V on the tube, so I put 3 x 22R
> 3W MOF resistor in parallel (giving about 7R at 9W) and put this in
> series with the cathode (after the tuned input) and it reduced the gain
> a couple of dB and produced a bit of NFB... works a treat.
*** I did this with a multi-tube amp running grounded grid. One
resistor per tube. It quieted down the current hogs and encouraged the
shy ones :).
- Jerry Kaidor, KF6VB
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