[Amps] plate bypass capacitor

Gary Schafer garyschafer at comcast.net
Mon Aug 10 12:40:18 PDT 2009


I have a TMC amp with a pair of 3-400Z tubes 2-18 MHz with a 2.5 or 3.5
millihenry plate choke. They get away with that because it doesn't need to
go above 18 MHz. the first series resonance on the choke is around 24 MHz if
I remember right.

73
Gary  K4FMX

> -----Original Message-----
> From: amps-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com] On
> Behalf Of Carl
> Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 2:34 PM
> To: dezrat1242 at yahoo.com; amps at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [Amps] plate bypass capacitor
> 
> Then look at the 2-40KW 2-22 or 30mc  commercial amps from Collins, Press
> Wireless, Bendix, WE, Harris, etc.
> 
> Carl
> KM1H
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill, W6WRT" <dezrat1242 at yahoo.com>
> To: <amps at contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 3:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [Amps] plate bypass capacitor
> 
> 
> > ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
> >
> > On Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:19:57 -0700 (GMT-07:00), Colin Lamb
> > <k7fm at teleport.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> As I recall, almost all of the 6146 rigs, along with the novice
> >> transmitters, use 2.5 mh rf chokes.  And, of course, there is the ARC-
> 5.
> >
> > REPLY:
> >
> > I keep forgetting about you QRP guys. I was talking REAL amplifiers.  :-
> )
> >
> > 73, Bill W6WRT
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