--- In [email protected], "Jeff DePolo" <j...@...> wrote:
> > c) Although not explictly described in GE's tuning procedures, significant > improvement in efficiency can be obtained with proper tuning of the > Z-matcher. Tuning for 50+j0 at the input to the Z-matcher is NOT > necessarily the RIGHT match! Right, GE's instructions on tuning the Z-Matcher in their base stations are not correct. Instructions should instead describe a procedure that reduces current draw of the amplifier while simultaneously maintaining or increasing the output power. > > d) To charge more. I'm half-joking on this; I can't say I've statistically > seen more or less failures on M2 PA's with or without the Z-matcher, so I'll > give this answer half a smiley: .-, If the failures you've seen are in amps with Z-Matchers that were tuned following GE's Z-Matcher instructions, that *could* explain why you've given half a smiley... :-) Laryn K8TVZ
