[Elecraft] Negative Resistance????

Thu Jul 17 17:50:01 2003

I guess you are all too young to remember tunnel diodes?

73, doug

   From: "Tom, W6WW" <[email protected]>
   Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 17:28:47 -0400

   Strikes me as funny too.  That's why I asked.  I suppose what I should have
   said is that the METER says negative resistance.  Or maybe Elecraft has
   found perpetual motion.

   73,
   Tom, W6WW
   K2 #3453

   ----- Original Message -----
   From: "Lee Buller" <[email protected]>
   To: "Elecraft Reflector" <[email protected]>
   Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 4:55 PM
   Subject: [Elecraft] Negative Resistance????

   > What am I missing here?  Negative resistance?  What are we talking about
   here?  I always thought that you either had resistance or there was no
   resistance.  You cannot have no resistance because you will always have
   some...at least in the physics in my head.  To me, negative resistance is
   one the other side of the Y coordinate and could only happen in mathmatics
   and not in real life.  Conductance?  No, I do not thing that is what we are
   talking about either.  HMMMMM.  Negative resistance doesn't make sense to me
   although I guess if they are using those special ceramic compounds cooled
   down to -254 degree or something.  Even then, I just can't get idea of
   negative resistance.  Negative resistance strikes me a bit funny.
   >
   > What am I missing here?
   >
   > Lee - K0WA
   >