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Re: [Amps] LDMOS and VSWR

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Subject: Re: [Amps] LDMOS and VSWR
From: Jim Miller <jim@jtmiller.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2016 18:17:04 -0400
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Forgot to include link

There are more but this one is typical:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ziYqjMQGEQ

73

jim ab3cv

On Wed, Oct 26, 2016 at 7:17 AM, Jim Miller <jim@jtmiller.com> wrote:

> From several Youtube videos it appears that the LDMOS FETs.are quite
> capable of withstanding opens and shorts indefinitely. If true then
> agonizing over VSWR and the need for a tuner for the typical case of 3:1 or
> less would seem to be unwarranted at least for the FETs.
>
> The next question would be what about other components in the finals and
> lowpass filters and how would they react to continuous 3:1? Coils,
> capacitors, etc.
>
> How would the power supply to the FET output stage be affected? Would the
> excess voltage or current at the amp LPF output cause the signal to degrade
> due to starvation of either?
>
> 73
>
> jim ab3cv
>
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