• [SSDN] Mythbuster Video #6 -- On to 20 Meters (But With Bandpass Filter

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    Mythbuster Video #6 -- On to 20 Meters (But With Bandpass Filter Woes).
    Please help solve the mystery!

    Posted: 16 Jul 2021 02:03 AM PDT http://soldersmoke.blogspot.com/2021/07/mythbuster-video-6-on-to-20-meters-but.html

    Here's how I started with the Elsie program. Note that to get a 50 ohm
    match on both ends it needs an impractically low value for the coils (.064 uH). But Elsie lets you specify the coil value.  So I then I went with 1 uH.  But with this value you don't get 50 ohms at either end.  You need a matching network.  Elsie provides this too!  I asked Elsie to match my BP filter to 50 ohms.  It provided

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