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[AMPS] 4CX1000A advice??

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Subject: [AMPS] 4CX1000A advice??
From: G3SEK@ifwtech.demon.co.uk (Ian White, G3SEK)
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 19:57:25 +0000
Rich Measures wrote:

I wrote:
>>The 91B "absorbs" the input capacitance of the 4CX800As by making it act
>>as C2 in a pi-network. The tube input capacitance is about 100pF total,
>>and the fixed capacitors used for C1 are about the same value. Thus the
>>transceiver sees a 1:1 impedance transformation into the 50-ohm
>>terminating resistor. 
>>
>>At all HF/VHF frequencies, the grids see the 50-ohm resistor connected
>>directly to ground.
>>
>If the grids are connected directly to ground, how it it possible to 
>deliver grid bias potential to the grids?

The usual way, a DC blocking capacitor and RFC. Like I said, at all
HF/VHF frequencies, the grids see the 50-ohm resistor connected
directly to ground.

> .  No neutralization?  .  Eimac recommends neutralization.  

That's a sweeping over-simplification.

73 from Ian G3SEK          Editor, 'The VHF/UHF DX Book'
                          'In Practice' columnist for RadCom (RSGB)
                           http://www.ifwtech.demon.co.uk/g3sek

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