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>Roy Koeppe wrote:
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>> As for the ceramic padders, I have tried many in the past, both for plate
>> tuning and loading, and found them to drift violently, throwing the tank out
>> of tune during a ragchew. Went for xmitting micas with absolute stability.
>> I'd recommend a minimum of 5 amp rating on the micas.
>
>Any suggestions on sources for such capacitors?
Surpluss bandits has them but they are pricing. Fair Radio has them for
relatively low cost. And Radio Recyclers in Milwaukee has boxes of
transmitting micas all waiting for someone to rummage through. You could
probably find them at your next hamfest pretty easily.
73,
Jon
KE9NA
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Jon Ogden
KE9NA
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