>> >For the younger guys on the list. Neon lamps can also serve a very
>> >important
>> function in Amplifier Construction, that of a stray RF Detector. They
>> will glow
>> in the presence of RF energy and come in quite handy to check that an
>> enclosure
>> is RF Tight.
My elmer told me that if you put DC source in series with the neon bulb and
a resistor and set the voltage just below the ignition voltage of the neon,
it became a more sensitive indicator of RF. The old guys used "B"
batteries. Today one could charge up a decent quality cap and get the same
result.
73,
Ken W2DTC
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