[TowerTalk] Top Hat Switch (mercury)

[n4kg@juno.com]

I know traps work reasonably well if the frequency ratio is
1.5 or more.  How well do traps work for a small ratio?
3.5 to 3.8 is only 1.1

Tom  N4KG

On Thu, 19 Jul 2001 10:26:33 EDT K3BU@aol.com writes:
> 
> In a message dated 7/19/01 9:49:36 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
> w8ji@akorn.net 
> writes:
> 
> > 
> >  You may have missed it Tod, but two solutions were given and 
> >  rejected.
> >  
> 
> 
> Maybe I missed something, but what about using simple trap? Trap 
> isolates or 
> "disconnects" rest of the radiator above trap. They can be made 
> efficient. 
> The disadvantage is they are frequency specific, but for ham bands 
> good 
> enough. 
> 
> Yuri, K3BU
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