Ulytra Fast Recovery types are used i switching power supplies. Can these
do the trick?
73
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From: dan hearn <dhearn@ix.netcom.com>
To: <amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2000 3:05 AM
Subject: [AMPS] Power Rectifiers as RF Switches
>
> It is obvious that there is a lot of interest in the use of power diodes
> for RF switching. It is 5:45 am and I have 15 requests for the jpegs so
> far. Fortunately, Skip May, WV6F asked for a copy and has volunteered to
> put them on the sonic server at UC Davis. I am sending him the jpegs to
> do that.
> Let me state here that I have not tried the circuit and cannot
> guarantee that you will not smoke your transceiver. I am confident of
> K5CX skills and would try it with no hesitation. I would probably use my
> scope to see how much R.F. gets thru to the xcvr input terminals
> (replaced with a 50 ohm resistor). I might even run it into the
> terminals of an external Palomar pre amp for safety (set for low gain so
> as to not decrease the dynamic range of my xcvr.
> Thanks to Skip for stepping forward to help and I hope to hear from
> those who try the circuit. 73, Dan, N5AR
>
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