on 3/9/00 10:01 PM, Carl Clawson at cclawson@transport.com wrote:
> I've heard this phrase several times on the reflector in recent days. Could
> we please stop claiming that our amps are "unconditionally stable?" I
> suspect that few if any of us have ever measured the s-parameters and truly
> established stability. Plus, it is a far more stringent criterion than any
> of us need.
Carl,
The amps we are dealing with here are Class AB devices and as such are
"pseudo-linear." S-Parameters are not valid for anything other than Class
A. Just using your own words.
73,
Jon
KE9NA
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Jon Ogden
KE9NA
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