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Re: [TenTec] Argosy 525 - three different RX mixers?

To: geraldj@storm.weather.net
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Argosy 525 - three different RX mixers?
From: Kevin Purcell <kevinpurcell@pobox.com>
Reply-to: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 17:02:22 -0700
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My point was that you aren't going to get a better match from 4 HP separate diodes (which may or may not come from the same batch) than the integrated ring so that mod is not worthwhile

Do you agree?

On Apr 19, 2007, at 4:12 PM, Dr. Gerald N. Johnson wrote:

On Thu, 2007-04-19 at 13:33 -0700, Kevin Purcell wrote:
<SNIP>
Not a great data sheet (there are better out there but I can't find it
again).

<http://www.datasheet4u.com/html/N/D/4/ ND487_CaliforniaEastern.pdf.html>

The specs are very similar to the HP diodes for both forward and
reverse voltages and switching time. And of course they're all
matched by design :-)

Actually HP used to claim that Schottky diodes from the same envelope or
batch were very closely matched which is a lot closer than silicon or
germanium junction diodes matched. Remember that the junction in a
Schottky diode is at the interface between metal and a uniform chunk of
doped silicon.

<SNIP>
73
N7WIM

On Apr 19, 2007, at 6:46 AM, jmalloy wrote:

Also: are the diodes mentioned in the KW7CD article still available?
(They're spec'd as HP 5082-2800 and HP 5082-3081) If not, does anyone
know of substitutes?




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