[Amps] TUNER

[Jim W7RY]

EXCEPT when you get to the higher bands. (10 and 15. And sometimes 20). You 
need a way to cancel out the reactance. At least you do on a pair of 4CX800 
Russian tetrodes.

73
Jim W7RY




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From: "Jim Thomson" <jim.thom at telus.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 11:19 PM
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Subject: [Amps] TUNER

> Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 18:04:53 -0400
> From: "Roger (K8RI)" <sub1 at rogerhalstead.com>
> Subject: Re: [Amps] TUNER
>
>
>  I wonder how one of these tuners, or input boards would work with a
> passive grid input on a Tetrode.
>
> 73
>
> Roger (K8RI)
>
> ##  what for ?   The xcvr 'see's  flat swr anyway.  You either have a 50 
> ohm passive grid R
> or a  200 ohm resistor.....and a 4:1  un-un.  On the big boy tubes 
> [handles]  they use a 450 ohm
> resistor and a 9:1 un-un.    In all cases the xcvr is happy, and no tuner 
> required.
>
> Jim   VE7RF
>
>
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