[Amps] Tank value problems and grid current

[Bill, W6WRT]

ORIGINAL MESSAGE:

On Tue, 5 May 2009 10:12:06 -0400, "chuck" <ka1mwp at comcast.net> wrote:

>tune cap to me says out to antenna AFTER tank coil
>Load cap to me says after PLATE before COIL.

REPLY:

No, just the opposite. The tune cap is the one closest to the plate,
the load cap is closest to the antenna.

They both interact to some extent. The load cap affects the tuning and
the tune cap affects the loading, but their primary effect is as they
are named.

73, Bill W6WRT