R: [AMPS] go figure

[Maurizio Panicara]

-----Messaggio originale-----
Da: John T. M. Lyles <jtml@lanl.gov>
A: amps@contesting.com <amps@contesting.com>
Data: luned́ 28 giugno 1999 20.37
Oggetto: [AMPS] go figure



>There is another major jump in components used as capacitors. HF amplifiers
>need a lot of C for blockers to handle 160 meters. So we depend on mica or
>ceramic for enough K to get high C in a small package. >
>73
>John
>K5PRO
>

Not really, a bit of creativity and Kapton foil can easily produce some 3000
pf,
a perfectly suitable value for 160m in most of the cases.
The above it's not an hypotesis, it's used on several HF PAs built since
1992.

73,
Mauri I4JMY



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