[AMPS] re: Advice and/or opinions wanted...

[nospam4me@juno.com]

Hello again,

> Is it possible to have a grounded grid and grounded screen amp run 
> class C ?

Yes, but...
After a little homework on the subject, I've formed the following 
opinion.  Class C operation of an amplifier is best not applied 
toward cw applications. I know it might have been popular 
some time ago, but I would assume by what I've read and seen 
class c might distort the leading portion of the keyed cw wave form. 

The trade off of efficiency for wave form distortion make ABx operation 
more attractive. The next question is what happens to that distortion... 

cheers
skipp

> Do you know if it is possible to use the same setup (grid driven, 50 
> ohm swamping resistor on grid) in a class C amp ?

> Sorry for all the questions, but I'm trying to learn as much as 
> possible about this stuff before embarking down the construction path.
> Vy 73,
> Charlie  N9CO

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