Homebrew PCBs

Using IN4007 diodes as pin diods is a quite a well known ham radio trick 
Stefan.

Bill
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stefan Trethan" <stefan_trethan@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 4:18 PM
Subject: Re: RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] Unipolar stepper motor driver wiring


> On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 01:57:34 +0200, KD5NWA <KD5NWA@...> wrote:
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>> Those puppies are faster than grease lightning, they use the structure
>> used
>> by pin diodes. I use the 1N4007 to switch rf signals by controlling the
>> bias.
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> That would be the first time i hear that. I was much rather believing the
> 1n400x is a slow rectifier diode.
> Using the bias of a diode to switch rf does not require a fast diode, if
> you don't need to switch fast.
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> I would like to know where you got that information, and maybe you should
> look at the datasheets again.
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> ST
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