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Subject: [AMPS] 6M Linear designs
From: jmellis@ihug.co.nz (Martin Ellis)
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 14:13:53 +1300
Carl wrote
> The 6M amps I build use a regular Pi-Network, same as an HF amp.
> The only difference is that more of the Tune C is in the tube
> than at 10M. Since the parasitic frequencies of the 572B is
> close to 6M it becomes harder to suppress without excessive
> loss in the suppressor.

Good morning Carl,
The best looking homebrew 6m linear I have seen was made by
Jim WA7JCO in Phoenix AZ.  He showed me >1.5kw keydown on 6m 
with an 8877.  There was no parallel plate capacitor - instead
he used a vacuum variable as a tunable series capacitor.
This replaced the blocking capacitor, and by placing a 
capacitor in series with the <large> anode capaciance
it enabled an efficient tank Q to be achieved.
I believe he told me that no suppressor circuit was required
in this case.
Hope my rough drawing helps.


       Tune        L
        Cap
 --------||-|--^^^^^^^^^-|--------- output
 |          |            |          
 |          (            | 
---         (           --- Load Cap
Anode       (           ---
8877    RFC (            |
            (            |
            |           Gnd 
      |-----|
      |    ---
      |    --- bypass
      |     |
      HV    Gnd 

Regards
Martin ZL1ANJ

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