Thanks Skip Ralph, W7HSG -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "skipp025" <[email protected]> > Hi Kris, > > Hard to give a simple answer within the practical limits of a > group posting. Capacitors can be and are often rated for RF > Applications. The most practical answer I can provide is > a reference to the following free RF Capacitor Handbook. > > http://atceramics.com/technicalnotes/order_capacitor_handbook.asp > > It's a wonderful reference... > > cheers, > s. > > > Kris Kirby <k...@...> wrote: > > Color me ignorant, but what is an RF-rated capacitor? I am > > familiar with inductors, resistors and so on, but was unaware > > there is a specific series or type of capacitor that should > > be used for RF circuits. I can understand being aware of > > breakdown voltages that are present in high SWR conditions. > > Kris Kirby, KE4AHR <k...@...> > > > > > > On Sun, 4 Jan 2009, skipp025 wrote: > > > Reads like my love-hate relationship with Spectrum. The > > > power supplies in their repeaters were not so well > > > designed and their transmitters had some known issues with > > > the wrong type of non-rf rated caps in the final section. > > >
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Hi Kris,
Hard to give a simple answer within the practical limits of a
group posting. Capacitors can be and are often rated for RF
Applications. The most practical answer I can provide is
a reference to the following free RF Capacitor Handbook.
http://atceramics.com/technicalnot es/order_ capacitor_ handbook. asp
It's a wonderful reference...
cheers,
s.
> Kris Kirby <k...@...> wrote:
> Color me ignorant, but what is an RF-rated capacitor? I am
> familiar with inductors, resistors and so on, but was unaware
> there is a specific series or type of capacitor that should
> be used for RF circuits. I can understand being aware of
> breakdown voltages that are present in high SWR conditions.
> Kris Kirby, KE4AHR <k...@...>
>
> > On Sun, 4 Jan 2009, skipp025 wrote:
> > Reads like my love-hate relationship with Spectrum. The
> > power supplies in their repeaters were not so well
> > designed and their transmitters had some known issues with
> > the wrong type of non-rf rated caps in the final section.
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