[Amps] Parasitics & Filament Sag

Tom W8JI w8ji at w8ji.com
Tue Aug 29 14:51:46 EDT 2006


> Rich said:
>
> "813s don't need a VHF suppressor because they are pushing 
> the limit
> at 28MHz."
>
> On the contrary, I remember seeing a single 813 amp for 
> 50Mhz in a handbook
> somewhere. Also, my problem was spur generation in the VHF 
> region. Now
> whether other components were involved with this, I don't 
> know. I do know
> that the spurs were eliminated after the nichrome 
> suppressors were
> installed.


That's exactly opposite the truth anyway.

The most stable tubes are those with the highest operating 
frequency limits.

73 Tom 




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