[Amps] Tetrode software

Gerald Williamson via Amps amps at contesting.com
Fri May 1 13:44:12 EDT 2015


Hi All, older software will work with Win7 32 bit or older. Will not work  
with 64 bit operating system.
 
I have similar issues with my older eme tracking programs.
 
73,
Gerald K5GW
 
 
 
In a message dated 5/1/2015 12:22:48 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
scott at nx7u.net writes:

One  thing to keep in mind is that this is written in Visual Basic 
6...which is  beyond obsolete!
The installer is very basic and I think a bit  counter-intuitive.
1. Extract the files from the downloaded .zip file
2.  Run "Setup.exe".  The first window will be "Welcome to the Tetrode  
installation program", click OK.
3. Next window is "begin teh  installation by clicking the button 
below"...which is the button with the  picture of the computer and a box 
of software (told you it was old).   Often on this window I get confused 
because the only  command-button-looking items are "Exit" and "change 
directory", there's no  "GO" or "install" button.
4. next screen asks for what Program Group you  want to put the shortcut 
into.
5. then you're done.

When you  start the program, the first thing to do is OPEN a file...which 
is the  digitized constant-current curves of the tetrode you are 
interested  in.  I have supplied several in the download.  Once you 
choose  one, the Screen Bias entry will be populated...that's the 
reference Eg2  for the curves.  You then enter the Grid Bias, Anode Bias, 
and the  peak RF-cycle points (Max Grid Volts and Min Anode Volts), and 
click  "Calculate".  All the information you would have gotten from the  
Eimac EB-5 will populate.  Note in the upper right corner of the  working 
screen is information on the limits of the digitized data.   If you 
exceed the limits the program is extrapolating rather than  interpolating 
and you're on your own.

As to the "Charts"  button...it doesn't do anything.  Sorry.  The charts 
I made for  the 4CX1000A study I did in Excel.

I hope this little bit helps.   I just downloaded it and installed it in 
an XP window on my Win7 machine  with no problems.

-- 
Scott  NX7U

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