[AMRadio] DC Load

[Mike Dorworth, K4XM]

In January 1950 CQ magazine page 20 the article " Licking the Regulation
Problem" by Joseph Saugier, Jr. W9KSQ describes a electronic bleeder
resistor , the 2500 volt 400 ma version used a pair of 211 tubes.At that
time 211 were the cheapest tubes in surplus.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Merz" <don at thedjbrothers.com>
To: <amradio at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 5:30 PM
Subject: [AMRadio] DC Load


> A local ham SK built himself a variable DC load which I recently found in
> the N3BM estate stuff. The ham was W3QNI. QNI worked for Western Electric
> and was a master builder. He must have died 10 or 15 years ago. I have one
> of his transmitters and it is almost a work of art. This "Variable DC
Load"
> is no different.
>
>