[Boatanchors] Repair of B&W Tank Circuit

[Vic Rosenthal]

Duane Fischer, W8DBF wrote:

> My grandson asked me how a 'tank circuit' got its name? No clue! Does anyone out
> there know?	

A 'tank circuit' stores energy during the period that a tube is cut off, 
just like a tank stores water.  So a class-c amplifier, for example, can 
produce a sine wave RF output even though it is conducting less than 
half of the time.

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73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco