[Elecraft] OT antenna question

Al Gulseth wb5jnc at centurytel.net
Thu Jan 14 09:27:39 EST 2016


Bob,

Are silver(ed)/dipped micas (CDE etc.) the preferred type for a tuner, or is 
there a superior newer technology available?

TNX/73, Al

On Wed January 13 2016 2:52:52 pm Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote:
>
> If your tuner uses disk ceramic caps, as many do, these can be heating thus
> not being able to handle the RF current.  They heat and cool and change
> value which in turn changes tuning.
>
> Replacing them with suitable RF current rated units is the solution.
>
> Bob, K4TAX
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>


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