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[AMPS] Re: Re: G2DAF Amps Circuit

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Subject: [AMPS] Re: Re: G2DAF Amps Circuit
From: 2@vc.net (measures)
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 00:36:50 -0700
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>     I don´t care the slightest bit about that DB figure Rich.    
>     All I know is that those DAF amps of CEW and BDZ "on the
>     air" performance is excelent so yes I stand by my previus
>     statement. It might not be easy getting a DAF working good
>     but it can be done so just don´t call them off.


The DAF circuit works well on a 2-tone test because the screen potential 
is constant.  With SSB voice modulation, this is not the case.  

>     In the upcomming CQWW contest you can listen to famous
>     USA stations, and others also for that matter, that flat top,
>     splatter, distort and plainly splatter and they are not runing
>     DAF boxes. If you are lucky you might hear SM2CEW and
>     he will sound just fine, or if you are even more lucky you
>     will hear SM2EKM but he ain´t runing a DAF amp.
>     By the way, one example to show how much people care.
>     The other day I heard KH7R operated by CT1BOH and he 
>     had massive distortion and also flattopping and a bit wide
>     signal as result but main thing was that he sounded awful.
>     So I called him up and reported my findings as hams done 
>     for 100 years I guess, all he said was thank you and continued
>     to operate, he simple didn´t care I guess. 

Roger that. 

>I sure all it would
>     have taken was a adjustment of the gain controls.
>     Another example, a fellow with a FT1000MP sounded just
>     awful due too much gain (distortion and what not) so I told
>     him about it and guess what he told me.Yes he said " I am
>     operating my radio acording to the manual so that cant be"
>     and he continued operating.
>     I just ask myself, is there really any hope for humanity?
>    Now I´m gonna go and dring coffe!!
>
cheers,  Jim.  
>
>    PS: Listen for me in the CQWW, I will use call 7S2W on 15m,
>    if there is any propagation that is.
>
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>Ämne:  Re: [AMPS] Re:  G2DAF Amps Circuit
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>>     There are diodes that work just fine but I just don´t remember
>>     what type right now. I know that SM2CEW and SM3BDZ uses
>>     doides with excelent result in their DAF boxes.
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>''Excellent results'' are not intermodulation distortion products of 
>minus 22db.  
>
>cheers.  
>
>-  Rich..., 805.386.3734, www.vcnet.com/measures.  
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-  Rich..., 805.386.3734, www.vcnet.com/measures.  
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