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Dave VanHorn wrote:
"Robin Cassidy VK3AYZ" wrote in message om... Are you using a switch mode power supply to run your radio's? You can get modulation products produced by switching noise on the supply rail. Why do switchers have such a reputation in ham radio? I realize it's possible to hose up a switcher design pretty thoroughly, (you can also make a 7805 into about a 2W transmitter on 160M if you're not careful), but I've never seen the sorts of problems that I keep hearing associated with them.. BTW, I design switchers, and use them for power supplies in low noise systems, without shielding or other expensive "voodoo" of any kind. When designed properly, they are very efficient, and very nearly "silent". 1) Leakage Inductance from the core allows a small magnetic field to be radiated. 2) By their nature they require a 'small' ripple voltage to exist on the output as a consequence of the switching principle. 3) The input power, the raw power, is being modulated by the switching cycle. This generates a transient pulse power on the input lines that easily couples noise via various susceptibilities into the receivers. 4) The variable switching cycle, or the varying switching duty cycle, creates broadband noise. 5) All of which are potential sources of trouble in a communications receiver that wants to find a 0.16 uV/meter signal in the presence of noise. As a designer of switchers, have you ever had to Qualify a switcher to MIL-STD-461 and 462?. There is a conducted interference test on the input power lines to the switcher that is brutal. The ripple on the output fails the requirement of MIL-STD-462. The radiated emissions have to be controlled, etc. The switching transients from ALL sources cause EM Susceptibility in related equipment. It's not impossible to design switchers for a quiet environment, but I've spent $millions on getting them quiet enough to meet MIL-STD-461/462 requirements. |
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