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Subject: [AMPS] Pi-Net math
From: measures@vcnet.com (Rich Measures)
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 00:40:24 -0700


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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Rich Measures <measures@vcnet.com>
>To: amps@contesting.com <amps@contesting.com>
To: <amps@contesting.com>
>Date: 11 August 1999 01:25
>Subject: Re: [AMPS] Pi-Net math
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>Dick
>
>>Rich...
>>
>> ........
>>........... Time to do your homework.
>>
>?  I did the homework, Dick.  I built the Pi-network test
>model.  I used
>Ian's calculated values  for:  2000-ohms RL / Ro=50-ohms /
>7.00MHz / Q=10
>or so.
>-  Ian's results:
>  "The accurate formula - in ARRL Handbooks since 1995 -
>gives
>C1=102.1pF,  L=5.57uH, C2=463.9pF. When analysed with the
>load present,
>this checks out with Q=9.98. "
>
>-  My results .  Without RL and Ro, the resonant freq. was
>7.37MHz, which
>checks out mathematically.  When I connected the 2000 ohm
>and 50 ohm
>resistors, the resonant frequency did not appear to drop to
>7.00MHz as
>had been predicted.
>Is there perhaps something that I am doing wrong, Dick?  .
>Ian? .  Tom?
>.  Peter?   Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
>
>In normal use, you don't have resistors loading the circuit
>at both ends - you put a load on one end and use the circuit
>to transform the impedance so that looking into the network
>you see the desired impedance. 

However, the tube is a time-varying resistance.  

> If you remove one of the
>resistors, I think the resonant frequency will decrease.

Sure, but the tube is there.  

>Without doing any maths, I think I agree that the resonant
>frequency doesn't change if you load the circuit with the
>designed resistor values at both ends.
>
ok

-  later, Steve
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-  Rich...
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