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Re: lv-ab: Inverters... pure sine or modified?

From: Pilgrim (no email)
Date: Tue Aug 10 2004 - 18:11:48 EDT

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    James Maynard wrote:

    > If you are ever going to have a short-wave radio on board -- receiver or
    > transmitter -- then it would be better, I think, to go with a pure sine
    > wave. The "sharp edges" of the "modified" sine wave create harmonics
    > (multiples of the fundamental power frequency) which may interfere with
    > short wave reception, occurring as they do every 50 Hz or 60 Hz
    > (depending on whether your inverter puts out 50 Hz or 60 Hz "modified
    > sine wave").

    >
    Good advise .. but where did you pick up a 120 volt radio? Most if not
    all SW/SSB/Ham units are 12 volt only.

    -- 
    Brian Stewart  
    Pilgrim
    Whitby 42  #304
    VB8320 VA3PIL
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