[AMPS] Re: Re: New G2DAF amplifier information

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>
>
>Guys,
>
>Can´t we just let Norm and W6CHR rest in peace. 

The last I heard, Jim, they were not RIP.  Norm is currently in his 90s.  

> What they
>did is not relevant nor interesting any more. What they did
>obviously didn´t work so just leave it alone. 

The amplifiers they built undoubtedly worked.  However, the splatter was 
a whole nuther matter.  .  So far, no has even come close to breaking 
CHR's awesome 80m record.

> Now in this modern
>age and time called year 2000 there are G2DAF designs on the
>air that doesn´t splatter, 

Every SSB amplifier that has ever been built splatters.  The question is 
how many db down.  


  >  i e have normal bandwith for a SSB
>signal, surely that must be much more interesting then what 
>a coupple guys did years and years ago that didn´t work right.
>Yes during the last DX contest I´ve heard lots and lots of bad signals
>on the band as I´ve stated before. I also gave an example how
>I personaly did operate my rig (FT1000D + 4-1000A GG) in sutch
>a way that I had excessive bandwith (i e splatter slightly) without
>really sounding bad on the center frequency but 3.5 kHz on the side
>I was 8 dB stronger then I needed to be due too much drive level
>(ALC compression as a result) and compression level. So you see
>it is possible to make errors but on the contrary from lots of others
>I did learn from my misstakes. I have a saying that goes, You are not
>stupid if you make misstakes but if you dont learn from your misstake
>then you are stupid for sure.

Clearing a sufficient path by any means is most certainly not an error 
during a contest.  To clear a narrower path, reduce grid-current.  To 
clear a wider path, increase grid-current.  
>
cheers,  Jim SM2EKM
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>
>Rich said:
>
>"Norm's DAF had semi-ok distortion compared to W6CHR's.  When CHR had 
>his
>fired up on 3908KHz, splatter could be heard 100 miles away from 3990KHz
>to 3805KHz.  Is this awesome or what?"
>
>How many commercial grounded grid amplifiers were heard during the last 
>dx
>constest that were splattering?  Based upon the statements in this 
>reflector
>about those splattering, we should ban all grounded grid amplifiers.
>
>Or, could it have been the operators who were either not competent or 
>did
>not care.
>
>Colin  K7FM
.

-  Rich..., 805.386.3734, www.vcnet.com/measures.  
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