Re: Topband: To clamp or NOT...that IS the question

2014-01-17 Thread Charlie Cunningham
Not lkely, I think, Jim. I presume the FET would have some significant bias ( perhaps 5-12 V) on its drain when it is not conducting, so relatively large signals are not very likely to produce non-linearities and intermod or cross modulation as the diodes might. My TCW. Of course on could also

Re: Topband: To clamp or NOT...that IS the question

2014-01-17 Thread Petr Ourednik
Hello Jim, 3x fast relays, 2x switching transistors, 3x resistors and box with connectors... You have KD9SV front-end saver. No diodes, no RX performance degradation. I never had issue on my K3 with KD9SV saver in ext.RX front-end. Let me know I will send You the drawing. Hope it helps my

Topband: FW: KD9SV Products

2014-01-17 Thread kd9sv
The first time it didn't post so trying the other email address.de gary, kd9sv _ From: kd9sv [mailto:kd...@comcast.net] Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 3:11 PM To: Topband-Bounces (topband-boun...@contesting.com) Subject: KD9SV Products Just a quick note to let all the Top Band

Re: Topband: FW: KD9SV Products

2014-01-17 Thread Jorge Diez - CX6VM
Congratulations Gary You have excellent products. Sometimes need good Marketing to the people know them 73, Jorge CX6VM/CW5W -Mensaje original- De: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] En nombre de kd9sv Enviado el: viernes, 17 de enero de 2014 04:33 p.m. Para:

Re: Topband: To clamp or NOT...that IS the question

2014-01-17 Thread Don Kirk
Hi Jim and gang, I use protection diodes on the front end of my W1FB preamps (as well as before an IC amp in the preamp, and on the output of the preamp) and have never been able to detect receiver performance degradation on 160 meters due to the clamping diodes (had to include the diode clamps

Re: Topband: To clamp or NOT...that IS the question

2014-01-17 Thread Tom W8JI
I use protection diodes on the front end of my W1FB preamps (as well as before an IC amp in the preamp, and on the output of the preamp) and have never been able to detect receiver performance degradation on 160 meters due to the clamping diodes (had to include the diode clamps before the IC amp

Topband: 9Y 160

2014-01-17 Thread Bernie McClenny, W3UR
Saw this on another reflector. Look for 9y4W Friday and Saturday nights. Folks, I am in Tobago and I have been monitoring the condx on 160 for the last few days. After the turbulences last week conditions have improved significantly and I was able to make a number of QSOs into Europe last

Topband: To clamp or NOT...that IS the question

2014-01-17 Thread Don Kirk
Hi Tom, You said : What works OK in one place will almost always not work the same in another You just confirmed what I was trying to say, and that is in some applications it just might work. If I had not tried simple clamp diodes in my application I would have made my system complicated via