On Wed, 2010-04-21 at 12:23 -0400, Tom W8JI wrote: > The correct approach would be an > attenuator pad so the radio could run at near full power and > not have a chance of overdriving the amp, ...
I don't understand why more people don't do that. For example, a 3 dB attenuator between the transceiver and amplifier ensures that a 100W exciter won't overdrive an amplifier that requires 50W of drive. The 3 dB loss on receive is hardly ever an issue but if you're worried about it, just put the attenuator inside the amplifier, after the T/R relay. Seems like a simple, foolproof solution. Al N1AL ______________________________________________________________ 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
