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[Amps] AL-80B questions

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Subject: [Amps] AL-80B questions
From: 2 at vc.net (rlm)
Date: Mon Mar 10 16:10:49 2003

>> I haven't really analyzed this problem carefully, but I always find it
>> helpful to use extremes (as you have) to bracket the problem.
>> As you point out, if Rp is lowered to zero, then the Xp is shunted
>> completely and the suppressor does nothing. The other extreme,
>
>That's correct.
>
>The lowest Rp suppressor is nothing at all. Q is limited by the external
>components.

**  any port in a storm.  
>
>> very high Rp also leads to the same result as it suggests a
>> inductor with inductive reactance Xp in parallel with an infinite Rp
>> which is also a high Q case (in this case the VHF resonance will
>> be shifted due to the reactance Xp). So I am wondering if you don't
>
>That's correct also.
>
>Optimum is NEVER lowest or highest, it is some value in between.
>
>See:
>
>http://www.w8ji.com/vhf_stability.htm
>
>If you see anything there that needs further expansion 

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>...

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