[AMPS] dip meter at Dayton

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>- 
>Hi Rich, 
>- 
>No, I didn't have a dip meter with me, 

€  tnx, Skipp.    My Kenwood dipmeter will fit in my belt-bag, so I would 
have brought it.  

>but I was interested 
>to see a few different approaches to suppressor construction. 
>Many mfgrs used classic strap around resistor units 
>(strap material unknown) ...

€  even Ni-Cr strap has too much Rp for most ham amplifiers.   For 
c.1500w amplifiers, resistance wire delivers the lowest Rp.  

>... and some mfgrs used small 
>populated pc boards in the anode leads.  
>- 
>I was also surprised to see a lot of very light gauge 
>anode/plate chokes with stepped (staggered) windings. 
>-
€  If they had bothered to compare a stepped-choke with a similar 
straight-solenoid choke, they would have discovered - as I did - that the 
resonances are virtually identical.  
End to end is not the best way to decouple solenoid inductances.    

cheers, Skipp.  


>More on the quality of construction vs brand to follow.
>-
>skipp 
>-
>[snip]
>From: 2 <2@vc.net>
>>Hello Amps Members,   
>>I saw at least five or six major amplifier mfgrs with 
>>products on display, most with the covers off for 
>>inspection.   
>Ä  Hello, Skipp
>Did you bring a dipmeter?.
>RE:  spam:  I changed my other e-mail box's address to hopefully reduce 
>spam.  Two hours after making the change, I received spam.  Apparently, 
>spam is like death and taxes.
>cheers 
>-  R. L. Measures, 805.386.3734, www.vcnet.com/measures.  
>end


-  R. L. Measures, 805.386.3734, www.vcnet.com/measures.  
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