[ARC5] QST articles.

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

On 14 Dec 2008 at 13:46, Bob Macklin wrote:

> What many people do not understand is that the ARC-5 transmitters were
> designed to work without a resonant antenna. The rotary inductor was
> provided to make the transmitter happy with the short antenna.
> 
> If you want to connect an ARC-5 transmitter to a 50 or 75 ohm resonant
> antenna you can just move rotary inductor to the minimum inductance.

Which will eliminate any harmonic suppression built into the rig.

See this:

<http://www.mines.uidaho.edu/~glowbugs/DaveStinsonARC5Info.pdf>

and this:

<http://www.mines.uidaho.edu/~glowbugs/DaveStinsonARC-5Article.pdf>

for details.

Ken Gordon W7EKB