Making sure I understand "back to back"...

One diode is wired in parallel with the other and the cathode end of one is connected to the anode end of the other. This connection will limit the passed voltage to +- the diode insertion drop, about .6 volts.

Cheers - Bill, AE6JV

On 5/1/13 at 3:13 PM, [email protected] (Alan Bloom) wrote:

A pair of back-to-back switching diodes in parallel with the IF IN connector works fine.
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