[AMPS] Chokes and Dipping chokes?

[Rich Measures]

>
>Rich says:
>
>	>?  Because serendipity is in standby, and Murphy rules during
>radiosport 
>>events
>
>A corollary applies to solid state PAs: the RF power transistor is the
>fastest fuse known to mankind, and will blow to protect all the other
>circuitry - no matter what alternative protection that circuitry has. It is
>most likely to do this on the Saturday evening of a long weekend after the
>store has closed, when an all time new country is on 20 metres with a good
>signal and you have an easy shot at him, and you have no spares. Should the
>transistor be unobtainable and no near replacements exist, the likelihood of
>this event occurring is at least quadrupled.
>
€  Yea, verily



Rich...

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


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