Recent content by Smiley429

I read that but I still was looking to dig in deeper. Thank you.

I meant to say capacitor instead of transistor. I am sorry.

I key 10 Watts and swing to 60 clean peak and get about the same at 15 Volts.

The trick is to have the radio up front spew out the garbage. Bird meters are only accurate reading a steady signal such as CW. Modulated signals with these radios and reading with a Bird peak kit can make these snake oil salesmen appear to be gods.

On common emitter push-pull transistor amplifiers there are capacitors employed from the collectors of the power transistors to ground on most amplifiers. They are usually soldered right at the output transformer. They range from 100pF to around 330pF. What is the purpose of these...

I live close to Dayton and went this Spring to the Greene County Fairgrounds for the Hamvention after its two year absence. Not going again anytime soon unless there is a group of us who would like to party.

I use a Marconi RF Signal Generator to maintain my equipment and that of some of my friends. With it I can see a lot about a radio's receiving capability. Most radios today are very good with dual conversion. Of the older radios, a properly aligned Uniden HR2510 or a Galaxy DX99V would be my...