[AMPS] choice

[Rich Measures]

Larry
>....
>> Ä  I too own a 922.  .  Ever measured the resistance of the vhf 
>> suppressor resistors, Larry?
>>  -  cheers
>
>Nope, it aint broke so why bother, 

€  It's kinda like checking the oil pan in a car engine for metal 
shavings.  

> they look just like new and there is
>no sign of arcing. 

€  parasites are so fast they almost never damage the appearance of the 
suppressor resistors.  
>
>I did use Carls suggestion of changing out the VHF choke to a glitch
>resistor and adding a resistor to the filament transformer to bring the
>individual filament voltages to 4.8V. That just seems to be a common
>sense mod for any amp. 

€   sounds good.  48 amps of fil. inrush current suggests that a 
step-start might be nice.  
>
>If I upgrade to a new rig or digital modes I'll try Rich's QSK circuit.
>> 
Once you find out how quiet the 922 is with HSS switching, you will 
wonder why you didn't spend the 60 bucks sooner.  

-  cheers, Larry


Rich...

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


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