Ed, That won't work for us as we only have two stages with the GE equipment, 250 mW from the exciter and 100 watts from the PA.
I'm sure there is a way to split the driver from the final, but that's really beyond the scope of this project. Dwayne Kincaid WD8OYG > A (hopefully) better method would be to use two RF relays to switch in > or out the final stage of the stock amplifier. This will allow the > sections to operate with their normal / nominal power settings and give > a larger current reduction when in battery mode. > > relay 1 common to driver output > relay 1 normally closed to final input > relay 1 normally open to relay 2 normally open > relay 2 normally closed to final output > relay 2 common to antenna filter assembly > > This assumes the relays would be energized when in battery mode. A > little more drain on the battery, but 99% of the time the coils would > not need to be energized. > > Ed Yoho > WA6RQD >
