[Amps] PIN diodes and QSK

[Steve Katz]

Because they often "won't" do.  P-N devices carefully selected for this application still aren't as linear as PIN devices, don't have as much isolation when turned off, and often won't work well down at lower frequencies like 160 meters, which is the most challenging application.

WB2WIK/6

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Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 8:30 AM
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Thanks, Lon, k5jv, for the work on PIN diodes that you reported.. Makes me think the same thing, why pay for the $$ diodes if silicon power rectifiers will do?

73
john 
K5PRO
New Mexico
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