Thanks for saying it, Peter. One of the more interesting things about
VHF is that a conductor's surface area has more to do with Q than does
it's S/cm^3 conductivity. For example, at 1Hz, Ni-Cr alloys have about
50x more resistance than Ag or Cu, however, at 50MHz, they only have
about 5.5x more resistance. This realization is important when
designing a low-Q VHF suppressor -- i. e., one that will substantially
reduce VHF amplification in an HF amplifier by reducing the VHF Rp seen
by the anode. (Rp = parallel-equivalent R) .
end
On Feb 1, 2006, at 10:48 AM, peter.voelpel wrote:
>
> Mike,
>
> How much better will be Q and how much less will be losses
> by silverplating HF tank components?
> On 2m amps I measured no difference at all before and after plating
>
> 73
> Peter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amps-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces@contesting.com]
> On
>
> Silver plating of the tank components will help Q and reduce losses as
> well.
>
>
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