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Recent content by Dxrta

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    diy full wave 11 meter loop antenna question

    Turn a square quad into a beam with additional reflector and director loops and the impedance will come down again! Or why not just stick with the rectangular design at 50ohms if your a coax type guy? different combinations of balanced wire or sections of balanced feedline in parallel sounds...
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    Tube Amp causing high SWR at Radio when "on"

    This guy has some great videos that make it easy to understand amplifier design and tuning. The last one I watched was great. Him and the "Gatekeeper" both are easy to follow. Gatekeeper more for beginners.
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    Tube Amp causing high SWR at Radio when "on"

    Have seen a simple solution but not tried it. Try a few 5W carbon or thin film resistors in the linear, going from the ground near the input to the input pin that the relay switches the center pin of the coax to while in operation. Perhaps a few 100 ohm in parallel. I think this will help soak...