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>>>>My guess is that things became progressively squirrelly as we added 160m
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> and
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>>>>WARC bands,
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>>>** adding new bands or adding 160m has no effect on a HF amp's vhf anode
>>>resonance and on its vhf gain.
>>
>>It sure had an effect on external "big bangs," band switch cooking, and choke
>
> fires.
>
> ** a burned-band near the middle of a choke is usually from a vhf
> parasite.
>
>
>>IMO, the average ham with little test equipment cannot tell if an event
>>was VHF,HF,or DC related at first glance. Most of us treat symptoms rather
>
> than the
>
>>disease because we have no idea what the cause was
>>.
>
> ** measuring the resistance of R-sup is a clue.
>
> cheers, Phil
>
> - R. L. Measures, a.k.a. Rich..., 805.386.3734, AG6K,
> www.vcnet.com/measures.
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I have an amp with a pair of gg 813s with a burn in the middle of the choke.
73
Gary K4FMX
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