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Re: [TenTec] re Ten Tec amps and ALC

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] re Ten Tec amps and ALC
From: "Michael Tope" <W4EF@dellroy.com>
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Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 18:31:32 -0700
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Check out:

http://www.w8ji.com/transmitter_splatter.htm

Scroll down to the paragraph entitled "ALC"

Mike, W4EF................................................

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Atkinson, K5UJ" <k5uj@hotmail.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 5:28 PM
Subject: [TenTec] re Ten Tec amps and ALC


> <<<Tommy,
>
> Is this 500 W spike that "most radios" produce always there? If so, then
> what protects the grids of the tubes in the PA under normal operation?
>
> Or maybe I don't understand exactly which radios have this spike problem.
> Are there modern radios in this category?
>
> Al  W6LX>>>
>
> I agree that ALC timing is tricky and can be too slow in some cases,
> resulting in this leading edge spike that has been mentioned, but, three
to
> five hundred watts?  Well it would be nice to have exciter PAs beefy
enough
> to produce that, but I sort of doubt it.
>
> Rob/K5UJ
>
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