[Amps] Choke anomoly

Bill Turner dezrat at outlook.com
Sat Nov 10 18:35:32 EST 2018


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On Thu, 8 Nov 2018 21:43:02 -0800, you wrote:

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>Any comments  would be greatly appreciated.  
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>Jim  VE7RF

REPLY:

You don't need a  choke at all, at least for SSB or CW. A choke is a
constant-current device, exactly wrong for SSB and CW.  Just bypass it
and be sure you have at  least 35 uF of capacitance.  Your  SSB or CW
amps needs a constant voltage source, not constant current.

73, Bill W6WRT


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