Hi all,
> >Thanks for info. Of course you need always a high frequency screen grid cap
> >or grounded g2. But you did not get my point: if your g2 voltage is slowly
> >following your SSB-signal you do not get envelope distorsion but a slow gain
> >variation.
>
> I do not agree. When the screen / G2 voltage is not held constant,
> distortion results.
I'm with Rich on this. "A slow gain variation" is a nonlinearity!
Whether it is small enough to be unimportant, i.e. legally acceptable
is another question, but why not use a stiff regulator and avoid this
source of distortion?
73,
George T. Daughters, K6GT
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