On 13 Jul 2003 16:59:47 GMT, WA44NBI wrote:

You have good advice from Fred K4DLL.
I have built a lot of gear and would not even think of keying an oscillator.
73s
Bob WA4NBI

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Sissy! :-)

The trick is to make the oscillator run at essentially the same power level
whether it is oscillating or not. This means class A operation and you key
the feedback loop instead of the oscillator itself. That way the tube or
transistor has the same dissipation at all times.

It's a bunch of work to design and probably not worth it, but it *can* be
done. (Just kidding about the sissy part).

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73, Bill W7TI