Jim Wilhite wrote:
Geoff I have never seen a tuned circuit in the screen lead. Have you
and if you have, I would like to see the diagram for interest's sake.
question... (and I'm asking because I just don't know
pentodes/tetrodes) should the screen circuit be resonant at the
operating frequency, as well?
I just wasn't sure, Jim. I don't believe I have seen a tuned circuit in
the screen lead. Therefore, it's probably just a control voltage.
Helps me understand better.
I still want to build a 'desktop' AM rig, with a digital VFO like Brett
has in his rigs (beautiful setup - Brett, where are those pictures,
again?) and driver stage.
I've still only managed to come up with (1) 4-65 (thanks to Kent/KA5MIR)
and do have 3 sockets that were located and secured (thanks to
Marv/KC9VF) and now have a 4-125 on the way, that I purchased from
e-bay. I think I'm gonna change the design up a bit, and use the 4-125
in the final w a 1500v power supply, and modulate it with a pair of
811's with about 9v of bias on 'em, or so. I think 0 bias is required
on 811's to bring up to Class B, with around 1100VDC. To that end, I
have the old buzzard 1:1 RCA modulation transformer that has a
screen-winding on it. A small percentage of the modulation from the
final, will be sent to modulate the screen DC voltage, reducing audio
and cross-over distortion.
The power supply is built, I have a roller inductor, plenty of
air-variable capacitors and I believe a socket (around here somewhere)
for the 4-125 and plenty of 811's.
This thing is starting to sound like a Globe King sized rig, with a
built-in VFO :-)
Then again, if I can build the final and modulator on the same deck, I
could put a receiver in the rack as well, and use the RX vfo to act as
the frequency required for the xmtr exciter circuit.
Oh, the ideas are plentiful, but I'll probably go with a more
'conventional' design.
--
73
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