Return-Path: Received: from mtain-mc04.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-mc04.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.96.76]) by air-mc01.mail.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILINMC014-a8ce4c9bb8d73c5; Thu, 23 Sep 2010 16:30:15 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-mc04.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 9059A380000A9; Thu, 23 Sep 2010 16:30:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1OysP3-00066d-3T for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:28:25 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1OysOs-00066U-NZ for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:28:14 +0100 Received: from mail-bw0-f43.google.com ([209.85.214.43]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1OysOp-0006qh-KP for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:28:15 +0100 Received: by bwz16 with SMTP id 16so2062920bwz.16 for ; Thu, 23 Sep 2010 13:28:10 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:received:in-reply-to :references:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=2amzQ+BQIQ6XzNpoQWkHMfh3h0WQcxP2k3WqSrGNUus=; b=I+q+V718yoLWStO53lewqFHWhcpckdzWAa8ZKrp+qem1+sg7/cNN5OD2R2dRbN6coW g3gajDXZkya/K82KXrGhXy9QodahAPO/7Z1PUa9shUajrLS5I3vRolIGcQHB+ViPUfvI L6R5TYaeJkw+8yOMvZXcZVHmxB/a+RKrbIwDM= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=mHKcxDxmWI899hLix9U0ZBvg5zGZV4s1wxYNsyXwVSOWPfCFuZmxeUreVQyKyIIB9r Rk/zIOAjUM4bF/ogpuB5yzDhiw44CGjFW0JR0gaHauEqVgoHF0BcjfFR8wGw0ZavBB0c z5UTMXqd4zCJc5zdcPukLwwhNFN9LMjPP9Uj0= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.204.81.130 with SMTP id x2mr1231707bkk.210.1285273689905; Thu, 23 Sep 2010 13:28:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.204.62.83 with HTTP; Thu, 23 Sep 2010 13:28:09 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:28:09 +0100 Message-ID: From: Roger Lapthorn To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org DomainKey-Status: good (testing) X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 Subject: Re: LF: 137 WSPRing Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0016e6d972b5b9db180490f31918 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.5 required=5.0 tests=HTML_20_30,HTML_MESSAGE autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false x-aol-global-disposition: S X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: mail_rly_antispam_dkim-d236.1 ; domain : gmail.com DKIM : pass X-AOL-REROUTE: YES x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d604c4c9bb8d548f3 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) --0016e6d972b5b9db180490f31918 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I'd like to see the schematic Andy please, especially what you (and others) use for PA chokes and transformers. Sorry cannot TX or monitor until the weekend here (grandson QRM). 73s Roger G3XBM On 23 September 2010 21:01, Andy Talbot wrote: > Has everyone turned off their monitors? Plenty of reports from four > stations throughout the day at distances up to 376km (F5WK in JN18HP) then > all stop at 1740z. > > Still radiating, about 40W into the antenna now. I've optimised the > PA output by changing the transformer and added a few tap positions for > loads from 50 to 150 ohms. If there's any interest in this rather standard > linear PA, I'l write it up - if not, shan't bother. The FETs would have > to be substituted anyway. > Andy > www.g4jnt.com > -- http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/ http://www.g3xbm.co.uk http://www.youtube.com/user/g3xbm G3XBM GQRP 1678 ISWL G11088 --0016e6d972b5b9db180490f31918 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I'd like to see the schematic Andy please, especially what you (and ot= hers) use for PA chokes and transformers. Sorry cannot TX or monitor until= the weekend here (grandson QRM).

73s
Roger G3XBM

On 23 September 2010 21:01, Andy Talbot <andy.g4jnt@googlemail.com>= wrote:
Has everyone turned off their monitors?=A0=A0=A0 Plenty of reports fr= om=A0 four stations throughout the day at distances up to 376km (F5WK in= JN18HP)=A0 then all stop at 1740z.=A0
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Still radiating, about 40W into the antenna now.=A0=A0 I've optim= ised the PA=A0output by=A0changing the transformer and added a few tap pos= itions for loads from 50 to 150 ohms.=A0=A0 If there's any interest in= this rather standard linear PA, I'l=A0 write it up - if not, shan'= ;t bother.=A0=A0=A0 The FETs would have to be substituted anyway.



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