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<DIV>Hi Dick</DIV>
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<DIV>Cannot help you with your first question but I would suggest that the
multiple decoupling is to minimise the cathode lead inductance for 10m and 15m.
If you had just one set of caps shared between the tubes you would be adding at
least an inch to the cathode lead which would reduce the gain on 10m and
possibly encourage instability at VHF.</DIV>
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="14"><I><BR>Bob</FONT><FONT lang=0 color=#000000
size=2 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"></I><BR>Bob F Burns<BR>C Eng,
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