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- TECHNIK @EU de:LA8AK 31.01.95 07:42 7 2774 Bytes
- PIN diodes, good or bad???
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- From: LA8AK@LA9K.XND.K.NOR.EU
- To : TECHNI@EU
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- with reference to recent note, it is perhaps an idea to give some remarks
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- Several years ago I tested some diodeswitching at VHF.
- Several of my swedish and norwegian VHF/UHF/SHF-friends meant that PIN diodes
- were not good for low noise figure.
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- So I made some experiments, a circuit was made for demonstration with
- quarterwave coaxial lines, this was tested at Ånnaboda VHF meeting where they
- were able to measure low loss, but they could not find much loss in my circuit,
- possibly not more than 0.1dB @144MHz with diodes like BA182 BA282
- Such diodes are cheap, they are not PIN diodes, it is better PIN diodes (BA479
- and BA679 BA680 PIN diodes for switching smaller power), they are very good up
- to 2320MHz.
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- Several cheap VHF/UHF transceivers use bad antenna switching circuit with
- possible substantial loss.
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- I have tested conversions of PMR radio's with PIN diodes and original relays,
- the Storno CQM612/CQP612 with PIN diode switching were not any worse in
- sensitivity compared to those using relays.
- (not pin diode - only swithcing diodes)
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- Problem with pin diode is that it need DC current to switch, while BA182 or
- BA282 need only sufficient RF voltage, so this diode may protect a receiver
- input while PIN diode does not.
- Another problem with switching diodes is possible TVI, due to nonlinear effects
- - BA282 is a poor rectifier above 20MHz, but still it may cause some
- intermodulation on VHF - particularly when no direct current is fed to it
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- 73 de jan-martin
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