[Amps] B&W FC-30 Filament Choke: EPILOGUE

Steve Thompson g8gsq at eltac.co.uk
Sun Mar 4 09:43:10 EST 2007


EP Swynar wrote:>
> Now, on the MINUS side:
> 
> -The FC-30 is specified for operation from 3.5-MHz to 30-MHz, inclusive: because each FC-15 rod is only 3-1/2" long, it does not have enough inductance for 160-meters;
Assuming you're running connected as a grounded grid triode, the choke 
will appear as a shunt inductance to ground - can you simply choose the 
right capacitor to tune it to parallel resonance on 160m?

Steve


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