[AMPS] Network analysis of suppressors

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>> As I said before, for this kind of radiation event to be 
>> significant in a high power vacuum tube, the number free electrons 
>> created by the radiation event would have to be on the same ordern 
>> as the number of electrons created by thermionic 
>> emission. If one could still make a case for this sort of 
>> thing (I think that this is unlikely), the hypothesis could be
>> tested by exposing the amplifier in question to the appropriate 
>> radioactive source while simultaneously monitoring anode current.
>> 
>> 
>> Just my $.02
>> 
>> Mike, W4EF..........
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>But Mike, now that everyone has changed the bad parts and added 
>nichrome the problems went away.
>
Not a good wager. 

>Despite the fact that the change in VHF Q is very minor, and 
>Measures original suppressors actually have higher Q when in 
>circuit than many conventional suppressors!
>
€  Not according to N7WS' measurements.  Nichrome has over 50x the 
resistance of copper.  Add R and ''actually have higher Q''?  Behold, the 
world according to Tom.    

>It'll take a long time before people eventually figure out when you 
>replace all the bad parts you usually fix the problem, because the 
>problem is virtually never a parasitic anyway.

€ People have replaced crispied-crittered bandswitches in AL-80s, AL-82s, 
TL-922s, on and on, only to find that the new bandswitch also 
occasionally arcs.  
>
later, Tom.  

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