[AMPS] SWR Protection

[Tom Rauch]

> If we are talking about the same thing, where the zeners are, the DC path
> to collector, actually there's no RF voltage. The purpose of those zeners
> is quite different than SWR protection.
> 
> 73
> Mauri I4JMY

Most collectors have RF voltages, unless the transistors are not 
used in working RF power amplifiers.

The Zener's mentioned certainly do clamp the peak collector 
voltages caused by mismatched loads.
73, Tom W8JI
w8ji@contesting.com

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