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G8MNY  > TECH     17.04.16 07:51l 47 Lines 2301 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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By G8MNY                                     (Updated Mar 10)
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While working on an old pulse generator that goes up to 50MHz, I was interested
to know how the variable attenuator works. It used a ganged log-antilog pot to
make quite usable approximation to this table.

              2k5                  Attenuation   Log Var     Anti Var
  50ê o)ÄÄÂÄÄÄLog<ÄÄÄÂÄÄ(o 50ê        40dB       2500.0ê        0.0ê
 Output³  ³   Var    ³  ³ Input       35dB       1406.0ê        0.4ê
       ³ 51ê        51ê ³             30dB        790.0ê        1.05ê
       ³  ÀÄÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÙ  ³             25dB        443.0ê        2.5ê
       ³       3k       ³             20dB        248.0ê        5.0ê
       ³  Antilog<Ä¿    ³             15dB        136.0ê       10.65ê
       ³      Var  ³    ³             10dB         70.7ê       22.5ê
       ³           ³    ³              7dB         44.8ê       40.0ê
       ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÙ              5dB         30.4ê       64.0ê
                                       3dB         17.6ê      120.5ê
                                     0.1dB          0.5ê     3000.0ê
HOW IT WORKS
At maximum loss the 2k5 in series with the signal & the 3k shorted out, the
input & output Z is mainly due to the two 51ê.

o)ÄÄÂÄÄ2k5ÄÂÄÄ(o     o)ÄÄÂÄ44.4ÄÂÄÄ(o o)ÄÄÂÄ44.4ÄÂÄÄ(o     o)ÄÄÂÄÄ0.5êÄÂÄÄ(o
 ³  ³      ³  ³       ³  ³      ³  ³   ³  ³      ³  ³       ³  ³ 0.1dB ³  ³
 ³ 51ê    51ê ³       ³ 131ê   131ê³ = ³ 51ê    51ê ³       ³ 51ê     51ê ³
 ³  ³ 40dB ³  ³       ³  ³  7dB ³  ³   ³  ³  7dB ³  ³       ³  ÀÄÄÄÂÄÄÄÙ  ³
 ³  ³      ³  ³       ³  ³      ³  ³   ³ 80ê    80ê ³       ³     3k      ³
 ÀÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÙ       ÀÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÙ   ÀÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÙ       ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ
                                           approx

At minimum loss the 2k5 is a short & the antilog to earth is nearly open
circuit @ 3k. The cleaver bit is mechanically arranging that log & antilog
tracks produce the correct resistance to maintain the 50ê match at all other
settings. Note 7dB is half way around the pot with about equal tracks!

To work well to 50MHz all the leads are short & the Rs are not wire wound
types!


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73 de John G8MNY @ GB7CIP


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