Rich: You keeping adding new twists to assure failure. Your statement . "The DAF runs heavy grid current" is no more true than the statement that any grounded amplifier draws heavy current. At maximu
Distortion in Vacuum is a poor device However, he distortion. "the central parabola". The the top end of circuit may the peak. Hmmmmm - IF (big if) the combination of tube characteristics and drive
May I add my 2cents worth. Some causes of imd are not in fact due to the amplifier! In the G2DAF original circuit the impedance "seen" by the driver is approx. 300 ohms in order to develop sufficeint
We are discussing grid driven amplifiers. Normal grid driven linear amplifiers draw virtually zero grid current. GAF amplifiers are grid driven and they draw grid current. When the AB1 amplifier is
And if the power output was 20% higher than normal of the G2DAF design, that is a sign that the amplifier was overdriven. Since the plate efficiency is no different than the "standard" configuration,
With AB1, no grid current is permitted. With DAF grid current is permitted. When positive grid voltage is permitted, peak anode currents increase substantially. ? Not by DAF rules. By AB1 rules, yes
AG6K: SM3BDZ: Its quite true that the DAF design permitts grid current. Thats why you should compare the design rather to GG than AB1. When a GG amp, or a AB1 amp, is driven to excessive grid current
For linear operation, gain must remain constant. - Rich..., 805.386.3734, www.vcnet.com/measures. -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/ampsfaq.html Submissions: amps@contesting.com Administrativ
Only what G2DAF himself wrote (copy posted on my web site). All the rest has come from other people, and G2DAF is not around to pass comment. Actually, that's probably just as well for some people, b
You have an interesting definition of linear then. An "amplifier for SSB" may not demand constant gain, but by definition, a linear amplifier does. It also requires linear phase but I seldom see a p
"I am not a crook". -- Richard Millhouse Nixon. - Rich..., 805.386.3734, www.vcnet.com/measures. -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/ampsfaq.html Submissions: amps@contesting.com Administrative
? It would have been my guess that DAF would be on a submission and domination trip. mercy! ? The only was I know to deal with S&D freaks is to be very certain of your stuff beforehand, do not parta
Then your guess would have been wrong - which is not surprising since you never met him personally, or talked to or even heard him on the air. However... putting on my best Viennese accent and lighti
? You seemed to indicate that he was overly critical. Overcritical is usually an obfuscation of serious cracks in the foundation. . ? My impression is that it was His way or the highway. He was tryi