On 2013-02-25, at 7:11 AM, Jim Thomson wrote:
>
> On 2013-02-22, at 11:14 AM, Jim Thomson wrote:
>
>
> ### How can a tiny coil in the plate lead possibly screw up the tuning on
> the lower bands ? The most it will do is lower the plate load Z on10m a
> whole bunch... and lower it a little bit on 15m,
> and even less on 20m. A tiny bit on 40m..and next to nothing on 80m. I had
> a hb 2 x 813 GG amp back in 1974..and it too had the L–PI config. 80-10m.
Have you ever actually tried tuning the amp BOTH ways, Jim...? If you haven't,
please do---and be prepared to be amazed.
>
> ## The YC-156 is one of the worse for C.... 35 pf..which rises to 50 pf,
> when bolted to the chassis. The L-PI is used there too. Baffles me why you
> would have to shunt out the tiny coil when on the
> lower bands.
>
Ditto above, Jim! I can only share with you my own personal real-world
experiences here...
~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ
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