Hi
I just finished a homebrew amplifier with 2 X 3-500ZG.
It works fine but I have some arcing problems in the bandswitch when working
at full power on 80 m.
The antenna is a shorted dipole so I suspect it.
The bandswitch is a non-shorting one I found on Ebay (ceramic cheap russian
NOS - 4 wafers, 2 poles, 5 positions).
So I have 3 questions :
- Do I have to change to a shorting switch in order to short the unused
parts of the tank coil and also to avoid parasitic resonances ?
- Do I have to buy a more heavy duty switch (shorting or non-shorting) ?
- An om told me that if I use several tank coils at right angles instead
only one, the auto induction is less and I decrease the arcing in the
switch.
In this amplifier I have 3 coils, the 10 m Pi coil that is mounted right
angle from the 15 to 80 Pi coil, the 15 to 80 m Pi coil and the L coil for
all bands
I think it's the same that in several commercials amplifiers.
What is the good solution to avoid bandswitch arcing ?
Both ?
73s
Eric - F1FLY
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