[ARC5] 100 pFd Caps for 50-Ohm Matching

[Cliff Miller]

How do you connect to the doorknob capacitors?

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> On Jul 31, 2017, at 7:45 AM, David Stinson <arc5 at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> 
> For the one or two people who took my advice about  a simple
> 100 pFd series cap to match a 3-4MC Command Set (and lots of other
> Aircraft sets) to 50-ohms-  Do not buy these High Voltage caps:
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/272576406806
> They heat-up and eat power.
>  
> I’ve used an orange version of this style with good results:
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/272059775227
>  
> Also had good results with “doorknobs” like this one :
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/282346224262
>  
> Similar style at 50pFd for 7MC showed similar results.
>  
> Sometimes at RF, 100 pFd, ain’t.
>  
> 73 DE Dave AB5S
>  
>  
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