[Amps] IM distortion and such

[Bill Coleman]

On Jun 26, 2006, at 6:03 AM, Tom W8JI wrote:

> The original subject was the manual of the AL80 says to load
> to 550mA and then as a final step back off drive to obtain
> 400mA. This ensures the loading is heavy enough and grid
> current is proper to handle ALC overshoots common with
> exciters. That horrified a couple people, ...

I don't know why. With just a little bit of searching, I found a  
3-500Z spec sheet that clearly shows constant current curves going as  
high as 2.2 amps! (Here:<http://www.mif.pg.gda.pl/homepages/frank/ 
sheets/088/3/3-500Z.pdf>)

So much for the claim that the 3-500Z can't pass more than 420 mA....

Besides, if it offends people, they can just tune their amps some  
other way.

I don't see what the big deal is.

Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net
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