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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