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By G8MNY (Updated Oct 05)
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Coax lines to do the RF switching. The advantages are instant switching no
power wasting DC control circuits.
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SERIES DIODES ³ `\ PARALLELED
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SHORTING DIODES
This is the standard circuit. RF Diodes (1N4184 or better) connect the PA when
the drive is > 600mV & drive the aerial through diodes as well, these may need
paralleled diodes for > 10W. In Tx the Rx path is short circuited by the diodes
a ¬ wave from both the Rig & aerial, therefore presenting high Z to both.
It can also be used with a PA & preamp, if it is non linear FM PA, & possibly
even a low gain linear/preamp combination by adding a 2nd pair of diodes.
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SHORTING DIODES
To find the electrical 1/4 wave length in your coax see 1/4 WAVE PASS below.
Although this design is really for FM/CW, the power lost in the diodes as a %
of the total signal is very small. e.g. +/- 1V Peak in say 33V peak for a 10W
PA or 70V peak for a 50W PA signal. This will cause spreading & crossover type
distortion on SSB modes, but this additional distortion may be very small
compared to the typical 6V of distortion or -22dB 3rd order IP of a 50W PA!
FILTERING IMPROVEMENTS
Some disadvantages are, that a large signal can crossmod on Rx due to the
diodes, & on Tx there will be small levels of odd harmonics generated.
L.P.F. The Tx harmonics & higher out of band Rx frequencies can be filtered
with a low pass filter "pie section filter" before the aerial. This will
attenuate signals @ 18dB/Octave above the cut off frequency.
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SWITCHING ³ L ³
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For 2M C=23pF & L=1-3 turns 1cm dia to give a SWR 1:1 match into a good load.
1/4 WAVE PASS. Further improvement can be made with a electrical ¬ wave of coax
teed to the aerial socket & shorted at the other end. This will reduce even
harmonics from the Tx & reduce some of the out of band crossmod signals on Rx.
It also provides a jolly good DC short to aerial static!
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Start with slightly longer piece of coax than a ¬ wave x coax Velocity Factor.
e.g. 48cm. Tee this across the aerial socket & leave open circuit. With a good
aerial & Rx connected, cut down the coax length a bit at a time to null out a
Rx signal. Check the null is good with the coax in its final position (around
the PA etc). Then without shortening the coax make cut into the inner
insulation & solder up a short circuit.
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73 De John, G8MNY @ GB7CIP
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