[ARC5] TCS Receiver: No More CW "Ear-Popping"

Arden Allen gumbear at pacbell.net
Wed Feb 10 21:54:49 EST 2016


> .........The zeners connected as I reported do work
and work well.  I'm happy with them.

You have the right solution using zener diodes which are plenty fast for 
audio limiting/clipping.  The fact that the higher power 1N4700 series 
zeners have a more gradual knee from the zener region to the avalanche mode 
is what keeps audio distortion from being harsh to the ears.  So you are 
smarter than you think, Dave :-)

Arden Allen
KB6NAX

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