[AMPS] alpha input swamp circuit

Jim Barber N7CXI@SiliconPixels.com
Mon, 12 Nov 2001 06:52:31 -0800


Rich and Skipp,

Skipp said:
>>The Alpha type circuit provides low swr to the exciter, 

Then Rich said:
>Not low emough for transistor-output radios unless a tuner is used.  

For whatever it's worth, the highest VSWR I've seen at the
radio is 1.6:1 .  I can't tell you what it is at this half-cycle
versus that one, of course, only what the digital metering on
the MK-V reads.  With this radio, at least, that's right on the
edge of cut-back.

73,
Jim, N7CXI


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