Re: [Amps] FC-30 Choke

["Angelo Karabetsos" <ve3yn@hotmail.com>]

Francis,
I assume you wired both in series. That should be enough inductance for 
160m.  Just for curiousity sake, DCR is a half an ohm per winding.
73 VE3YN


> From: "Carcia, Francis A         HS" <francis.carcia@hs.utc.com>
> To: Phil Clements <philc@texascellnet.com>,"'AA6DX - Mark'" 
> <aa6dx@arrl.net>, amps@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [Amps] FC-30 Choke
> Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 07:58:08 -0500
>
> Well My 4-1000A Linear works fine on 160 with a FC30. Pi network input
> circuit. gfz
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amps-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces@contesting.com] On
> Behalf Of Phil Clements
> Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 7:41 PM
> To: 'AA6DX - Mark'; amps@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [Amps] FC-30 Choke
>
>
> The B&W FC series of chokes were all 3-30 mhz continuous coverage.
> The ferrite rods were only 3.5 inches long; too short to get the proper
> turns of wire on the rod to properly cover 160m. That's why they rated it
> 3-30 mhz instead of 1.8-30 mhz.
>
> (((73)))
> Phil Clements, K5PC
>
>
>
> > METHINKS, only thinks, that the "A" version incorporated 15M, which the
> > older one without did not ... as there was no 15M band at time it was
> > manufactured ...   that right, gang? --- Mark  AA6DX
>
>
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