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Joe,

Polypropylene caps are recommended for LF work. WIMA MKP types work well.
FKPs are even better, if you can find them. It's the current through them
that seems to be the killer, so it's best to make up the desired value with
parallel combinations.

73, Dave G3WCB IO91RM

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
[mailto:owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org]On Behalf Of Stefan Schäfer
Sent: 28 March 2014 10:09
To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
Subject: Re: LF: VO1NA_OK2BVG


Hi Joe,

Class E is fascinating and can be high efficient, 98% or so. However the
output impedance has to be quite exactly 50 Ohm +-j0! A SWR of 1.5 can
reduce the efficiency significantly so that all the advantages of the
class E design are lost.
Thus, i'm using class-D designs. I have 2 PAs for 630m. A small one
running at 12 VDC,
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/19882028/MF/100W-475KHZ-PA.png and
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/19882028/MF/DK7FC%20472%20kHz%20PA%2015W
%2B100W.JPG
and a large one giving 0...1.2 kW, running as a H bridge, switching
directly at 320V DC.
The efficiency can easily reach more than 90% too.
For you, i assume a normal class D using 2 (or 2x2) FETs against ground,
using a ferrite output transformer may be the best choice. This design
is used by many active MF stns, i know.
What power range do you inted to realise?

73, Stefan/DK7FC

Am 28.03.2014 00:24, schrieb jcraig@mun.ca:
> Hi Stefan,
>
> I have some IRFP140BPF hexfets. Using Alan's G3NYK Class E
> design spreadsheet for 200 watts at 13.8 Vdd gives 144 and 119 nf
> for C1 and C2 and 1.14 uH for L.  I have used silver mica for C1 and C2
> but these are expensive.  What do you use?   I remember mentioned your
> class e experiments.
>
> 73
> Joe
>
> On Wed, 26 Mar 2014, Stefan Schäfer wrote:
>
>>
>> Am 26.03.2014 19:36, schrieb jcraig@mun.ca:
>>> Perhaps some day I will QRO!
>>>
>>> Joe
>>
>> Yes, please :-)
>>
>> 73, Stefan
>>
>>