"Lloyd" wrote

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| Why would you use an expensive Shottky diode in a lowly battery
| circuit?

Shottky (hot-carrier) diodes are not particularly expensive and they are
ideal in this application because of their low forward resistance.

Most modern HF rigs above the "entry level" price point use dozens of
Shottky diodes for front end switching and T/R switching applications,
due to their speed and high PIV.

73, de Hans, K0HB
--
Lord High Liberator of the Electric Smoke