[Amps] FC-30 Choke

[Angelo Karabetsos]

Francis,
I assume you wired both in series. That should be enough inductance for 
160m.  Just for curiousity sake, DCR is a half an ohm per winding.
73 VE3YN


>From: "Carcia, Francis A         HS" <francis.carcia at hs.utc.com>
>To: Phil Clements <philc at texascellnet.com>,"'AA6DX - Mark'" 
><aa6dx at arrl.net>, amps at contesting.com
>Subject: Re: [Amps] FC-30 Choke
>Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 07:58:08 -0500
>
>Well My 4-1000A Linear works fine on 160 with a FC30. Pi network input
>circuit. gfz
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: amps-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com] On
>Behalf Of Phil Clements
>Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 7:41 PM
>To: 'AA6DX - Mark'; amps at contesting.com
>Subject: Re: [Amps] FC-30 Choke
>
>
>The B&W FC series of chokes were all 3-30 mhz continuous coverage.
>The ferrite rods were only 3.5 inches long; too short to get the proper
>turns of wire on the rod to properly cover 160m. That's why they rated it
>3-30 mhz instead of 1.8-30 mhz.
>
>(((73)))
>Phil Clements, K5PC
>
>
>
> > METHINKS, only thinks, that the "A" version incorporated 15M, which the
> > older one without did not ... as there was no 15M band at time it was
> > manufactured ...   that right, gang? --- Mark  AA6DX
>
>
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