[Elecraft] RE: Elecraft RF Probe

[Cortland Richmond]

Larry N8LP wrote

> [Original Message]
 Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 06:29:45 -0400
>
> be 100V ( 70.7v RMS) across a 50 ohm load at 100W. A series pair of 
> 1N5711 Schottky diodes should give you 140V PIV, which should be safe. 
> The drop will still be quite low... lower than a single silicon diode, 
> but obviously twice as high as a single Schottky.

Slightl off topic but for a *low* level detector, an old trick uses an
inverted bipolar transistr as a shunt rectifier. See
http://www.edn.com/article/CA47314.html .

Cortland 
KA5S (/8)