The Ameritron RCS-4 uses three .01uF 1kV disc capacitors in parallel in this position.
I don't think 4 ohms of XC is a biggie in the antenna system SWR, but increased current handling capability of paralleled capacitors is a real advantage at legal limit. Tim N3QE On Tue, Jun 25, 2019 at 4:30 PM <k...@voyager.net> wrote: > Hi All, > > A friend on 160 has had a problem with a Heathkit remote antenna switch > due to a partial failure of the isolation capacitor in the remote unit. > It is a .02 uF 1.6 KV disc ceramic that isolates the DC from the antennas. > > Since this results in about 4.4 ohms of XC - capacitive reactance in > series with the 160 TX antenna, I was wondering if it would it be worth > while to substitute a .05 uF disc ceramic to reduce the capacitive > reactance (XC) to under 2 ohms on 160 meters? > > Thanks any info. 73, > > George, K8GG > > > > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector