>
>-
>Hi Rich,
>-
>No, I didn't have a dip meter with me,
? tnx, Skipp. My Kenwood dipmeter will fit in my belt-bag, so I would
have brought it.
>but I was interested
>to see a few different approaches to suppressor construction.
>Many mfgrs used classic strap around resistor units
>(strap material unknown) ...
? even Ni-Cr strap has too much Rp for most ham amplifiers. For
c.1500w amplifiers, resistance wire delivers the lowest Rp.
>... and some mfgrs used small
>populated pc boards in the anode leads.
>-
>I was also surprised to see a lot of very light gauge
>anode/plate chokes with stepped (staggered) windings.
>-
? If they had bothered to compare a stepped-choke with a similar
straight-solenoid choke, they would have discovered - as I did - that the
resonances are virtually identical.
End to end is not the best way to decouple solenoid inductances.
cheers, Skipp.
>More on the quality of construction vs brand to follow.
>-
>skipp
>-
>[snip]
>From: 2 <2@vc.net>
>>Hello Amps Members,
>>I saw at least five or six major amplifier mfgrs with
>>products on display, most with the covers off for
>>inspection.
>Ä Hello, Skipp
>Did you bring a dipmeter?.
>RE: spam: I changed my other e-mail box's address to hopefully reduce
>spam. Two hours after making the change, I received spam. Apparently,
>spam is like death and taxes.
>cheers
>- R. L. Measures, 805.386.3734, www.vcnet.com/measures.
>end
- R. L. Measures, 805.386.3734, www.vcnet.com/measures.
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