[Elecraft] OT: modifying your amp for lower drive requirement

[Scott Ellington]

Sorry, I should have said, "...uses an input attenuator of more than a few dB."  They help with impedance matching and stabilization, so you probably couldn't take them out anyway.  In any case, it would only reduce drive requirement to maybe 30 W.

73,

Scott  K9MA


On Dec 20, 2010, at 7:28 PM, Phil & Debbie Salas wrote:

> "It's very unlikely any solid-state amplifier uses an input attenuator: 
> Transistors and FET's just don't have that much gain."
> 
> The Ameritron ALS-600 has about a 15 ohm input impedance.  Then they put a 
> series 35 ohm resistor for matching and reducing gain.
> Phil - AD5X 
> 
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Scott Ellington
Madison, Wisconsin
USA