km1h@juno.com wrote:
> By ripping out all the input switching and most of the plate circuit,
> including the switch, output power went from 900W to 1300W on 10M. Thats
> a wee bit more than two percent. No more bandswitch meltdowns or
> capacitor arcing either. Plate LC ratios were optimized for the magic
> Q=12 and the new input circuits used T80-2 and -6 toroids and ARCO
> trimmers.
> Prior to the rebuild, amp problems of one sort or another were common
> place.
Hi Carl,
Which of the changes you made made the most difference? Was it the
layout, Q, input circuit, or components?
73 Tom
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