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From: "Alan Melia" <alan.melia@btinternet.com>
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Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2011 18:01:43 -0000
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Hi John, It just gives a lower voltage drop but the unit only takes about
60mAmax  I think. A Si would do the job.
Alan
G3NYK
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Rabson" <john.rabson@numeo.fr>
To: <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 5:51 PM
Subject: LF: PA0RDT whip


LF,

I see from the RSGB Handbook that there is a Schottky diode in series with
the +12 line.  Does it have to be a Schottky device?

John F5VLF