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[Amps] SB-220 improved efficiency in CW?

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Subject: [Amps] SB-220 improved efficiency in CW?
From: 2 at vc.net (2)
Date: Thu Apr 17 09:16:16 2003
One S-unit increase is doubling the Rx signal V.   Since P = E^2 /R.  2^2 
= 4x, 4x = 400%.

>That is 300% increase in power for 1 s-unit. x4-1
>It may be better to increase efficiency to reduce the dissipation more that 
>increase power output.
>
>73
>Bill wa4lav
>
>
>At 06:29 PM 4/16/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>
>
>> >[Encoded using ?binary?]
>> >
>> >I have been wondering about the possibilities of improving the
>> >efficiency of the SB220 in cw mode. Looking at the AL-82 I see
>> >they use two zeners in series and short one out to deal with the
>> >necessary different bias. The two 220's I have have had the
>> >zeners replaced with diode strings. Any other ideas how to
>> >accomplish this?
>>
>>?  The ZSAC with a SB-220 is already ok in the CW mode since the anode
>>current decreases with lower anode V.  Decreasing ZSAC further would
>>result in increased input SWR.  Even if RF-out were increased 40%, no one
>>could see the difference since it takes a 400% increase in P to give a
>>one S-unit increase on the Rx end.
>> >
>> >cheers, Paul - VA7NT ex VE7CQK - email: paule@sfu.ca
>> >"Those who hear not the music. . . think the dancers mad."
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>>-  R. L. Measures, a.k.a. Rich..., 805.386.3734, AG6K,
>>www.vcnet.com/measures.
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-  R. L. Measures, a.k.a. Rich..., 805.386.3734, AG6K, 
www.vcnet.com/measures.  
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