[AMPS] 866s etc

[Rich Measures]

>
>Rich says
>
>>Remember the sweet ozone smell 
>>generated by those delightful mercury-vapor rectifiers?.  Welcome to 
>>Cancerville.    
>
>
>So why should mercury vapour rectifiers produce more ozone than anything
>else? They don't produce ionisation outside the envelope. If you have
>ionisation, it's due to the HV.
>
Ionized mercury vapour produces UV radiation as well as the pretty purple 
light.  UV  turns O2 (oxygen) into O3 (ozone).  

>But a linear on AM should be loaded up to the full PEP, preferably using
>100%modulation. 

Tuning up with modulation requires a 2-tone generator and an 
oscilloscope.  Tuning up for AM via the pulser method requires a relative 
RF output meter and a keyer.  .  


Rich...

R. L. Measures, 805-386-3734, AG6K, www.vcnet.com/measures  


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