RE: [AMRadio] 3-500Z vs 4-400A

2004-12-13 Thread Patrick Jankowiak
True, but the rig had a pair of 304TH's in it before, and is capable of running [EMAIL PROTECTED] CCS on both the modulator and PA HV supplies (separate and individually adjustable from 0-4000V), so I want to preserve the maker's intent by not downsizing the modulator tubes. The modulation tran

Re: [AMRadio] 3-500Z vs 4-400A

2004-12-13 Thread Patrick Jankowiak
It's to drive the screen grids, so since they run at 500VDC or more in AB1, it could reasonably take 1000V G2 to G2 to fully bring each tube to peak plate current. I think I read that the "120W 807's" needed about 400V G2 to G2. Patrick -- I just don't see a pair of ANYTHING as needing 1000 g

[AMRadio] Re: 3-500Z vs 4-400A

2004-12-13 Thread Patrick Jankowiak
Bob, I agree, and although the unltralinears do sound good, I think that cathode feedback cures more sins of the output transformer, and does not rob power like the screen grid ultralinear setups seem to. it gets its extra voltage from the power supply and the tubes handle the extra current w

RE: [AMRadio] Antenna Tuner Wonderings

2004-12-13 Thread John Coleman
What you have in mind is probably the best idea. I'm too am not sure what is meant by "Crappy Antenna". Tuning an 80 meter dipole fed with coax on 40 meters is a definite "NoNo" because the antenna will represent many thousands of ohms Z to the coax and depending on the length o

Re: [AMRadio] Antenna Tuner Wonderings

2004-12-13 Thread W7QHO
Don, What kind of "crappy" antennas are you using, i.e., doublets fed with coax, open wire lines, etc., or end-fed wires? Or, some combination of types maybe? Rather that building up a bunch of tuners you might consider putting your efforts into erecting a set of antennas that all worked

[AMRadio] Antenna Tuner Wonderings

2004-12-13 Thread Merz Donald S
As most of you know, I am a long time BA collector and inexperienced operator. I am getting there. But it's a learning process . I have the shack structured (in the loosest sense of the word...) into a number of stations (20-25 with about 10 in actual operation). These mostly consist of a trans