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- From: tomb@hplsla.hp.com (Tom Bruhns)
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 21:54:05 GMT
- Subject: Re: AM filters
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- Organization: HP Lake Stevens, WA
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- svaldez@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (@ocf.berkeley.edu ) writes:
-
- > I'm experimenting with a transmitter for the AM (.5-1.7 MHz)
- >commerical broadcast band and would like to design filters to
- >prevent high emissions on the fundamental and harmonic frequencies.
-
- > Can someone recommend filter designs which can handle several
- >watts of power? This can't be too hard yet I'm not an EE major so
- >I need formulas/design instructions, etc... Thanks.
-
- Probably the easiest and best is to simply operate the transmitter
- into a resistive (dummy) load. Then you won't have to worry about
- emissions on the fundamental or harmonics. Ham publications like
- the Radio Amateur's Handbook can help with harmonic filters; just
- scale the frequency and impedance. To scale impedance: divide all
- capacitors by the impedance ratio, and multiply all inductors and
- resistors. To scale frequency: divide all inductors and
- capacitors by the frequency ratio.
-
- But "transmitter" implies radiating a signal. So along with the above
- comments comes this unsolicited advice: unless you have a station
- license, don't even think about radiating several watts (or more??)
- in any band, and especially not in a broadcast band where you are
- liable to attract lots of unwanted attention.
-