[Amps] Alpha 9500 Idling Current

[Fern Rivard]

Well that’s strange Brad as Glenn AE0Q at Alpha RF Systems told me that it should be 130 ma but I suppose that 10 or 20 ma won’t make that much difference?
Is it possible for you to guide us to set the bias using the software?
73 from Fern  VE7GZ


-----Original Message----- 
From: BRADLEY FOCKEN 
Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2016 2:28 PM 
To: Bill Turner ; Amps group 
Subject: Re: [Amps] Alpha 9500 Idling Current 

Hello all.
The plate current should be set to 150ma with no rf plus or minus 10ma. 150 is your target bias.
83 Brad K0HM



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-------- Original message --------
From: Bill Turner <dezrat at outlook.com>
Date: 12/29/16 2:23 PM (GMT-07:00)
To: Amps group <amps at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [Amps] Alpha 9500 Idling Current

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On Thu, 29 Dec 2016 13:35:12 -0500, Paul wrote:

>
>That amount of Ip idle current seems high to me for the 9500.  Possibly
>W6WRT and W8ZR can weigh-in with their findings.  Possibly, it was set
>higher in software?

REPLY:

My 9500 idles at 76 mA with 3620 VDC on the plate.

It was built in October 2014 but since I am the second owner I don't
know if the tube is still the original or not. Most likely it is.

73, Bill W6WRT
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