[Amps] Class E amps

Bill Turner dezrat at outlook.com
Sat Oct 18 19:35:20 EDT 2014


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On Sat, 18 Oct 2014 20:23:22 +0300, Isaac wrote:

>Jeff.
>Regarding the PWM type solid state amps. Why not consider EER D-Class solid
>state amps? They are quite linear and 90% efficient.
>
>Isaac 4Z1AO

REPLY:

Several years ago during a RTTY contest on 40 meters I noticed a weird
hash noise covering the entire band. It would come and go with a
timing like someone was calling CQ. Tuning around, I found a station
whose CQ was exactly in sync with the hash. I tried calling him to
advise of the problem but he totally ignored me. I am on the west
coast and he was on the east coast so you can imagine how much hash
power he was putting out.

Later I looked him up on QRZ.com and lo and behold there he was
bragging about his Class E amplifier and how wonderful it was!

I sent him an email but never heard back from him. I also never heard
that hash again. 

For what it's worth. 

73, Bill W6WRT


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