>Not much. It's job is to load the system with series resistance. The
>optimum suppressor would have an equivalent parallel resistance
>(remember it is two components in parallel) that, when connected in
> series with the anode lead, is greater than the impedance of that
>path.
Tom,
How can a series resistance of 100 Ohms or so be greater than the K-Ohm
impedance of the anode circuit?
The conventional concept of a supressor is that the coil chokes the VHF
signal and the resistor then absorbs it. However, if you think about
impedances and such, that doesn't make sense.
73,
Jon
KE9NA
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Jon Ogden
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www.qsl.net/ke9na
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