Sorry, I should have said, "...uses an input attenuator of more than a few dB." They help with impedance matching and stabilization, so you probably couldn't take them out anyway. In any case, it would only reduce drive requirement to maybe 30 W.
73, Scott K9MA On Dec 20, 2010, at 7:28 PM, Phil & Debbie Salas wrote: > "It's very unlikely any solid-state amplifier uses an input attenuator: > Transistors and FET's just don't have that much gain." > > The Ameritron ALS-600 has about a 15 ohm input impedance. Then they put a > series 35 ohm resistor for matching and reducing gain. > Phil - AD5X > > ______________________________________________________________ Scott Ellington Madison, Wisconsin USA ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
