[Amps] Kenwood TL-922A on 6 meters?

[Clay W7CE]

Interesting idea Bill.  Is your SB-1000 converted for 6M only now or did you
retain 160-15M?  If the latter, did you have to short out the new coil or
move any of the coil taps for 160-15M operation?

Clay  W7CE


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Turner" <dezrat1242 at ispwest.com>
To: <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 10:18 AM
Subject: Re: [Amps] Kenwood TL-922A on 6 meters?


> On Tue, 5 Oct 2004 02:25:21 -0700, R.Measures wrote:
>
> >Clay -- The fly in the pie is that the stock, variable 150pF Tune-C has
> >too much minimum-C for 50MHz operation.  To fix this problem, one needs
> >a 5 - 25pF unit -- which isn't going to have enough C below c. 21MHz.
>
> _________________________________________________________
>
> This problem can be fixed with a simple coil acting as an L-network
> connected between the plate choke and the input tuning capacitor.  I
> used this technique on a Heathkit SB-1000 I converted to six and it
> allowed me to use the original tune capacitor.  Details are in any
> recent ARRL handbook.  Far more cost-effective than installing a new
> tune cap.
>
> --
> Bill W6WRT
>
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