I got the RFPP HFS1000G converted to 5 MHz a week back, at work. It
was at ISM freq 13.56 MHz. Now it is driving a dedicated experiment,
easily providing a kW output. Efficiency is about 69% not counting
drive feedthru. The 8877/3CX1500A7 takes plenty of abuse without even
flinching. It self biases via cathode resistor only, at about 200 mA
idling. Dumping about 600 watts in the anode in this case. With drive
it is better.
Changed the input to a simple pi, low Q, with no tuning needed.
Output L was replaced with 3/16 refrig tubing coil, 12 turns, about 7
uH. Added 150 pF padding with 15 kV ceramic doorknob caps, one NPO
and one N750, for the C-tune. C-load padded with a stack of heavy
duty surplus Erie RF chip caps at 670 pF. Used Hp impedance meter
looking at the anode, with a 50 ohm load on the output. Set the
controls for 2500 ohm loadline at the tube, and then it came on first
time, hardly needed any tuning. By the way, the 8877 doesn't have
parasitic suppressor. Its very stable - no surprises. Using an ENI
240L 40 watt solid state broadband amp as the driver for the 8877.
With this am able to quit using Johnson Thunderbolt for this test,
which was quite underpowered.
73
John
K5PRO
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