[ARC5] 10 meter BC-454 - instability possibly found

[mstangelo at comcast.net]

Rubber bands tend to dry out. I'd recommend melting some candle wax into the slug. Don't overdo it, just enough to get a firm fit.

Mike N2MS
----- Original Message -----
From: Kenneth G. Gordon <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>
To: Arc5 mail list <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wed, 13 Feb 2013 04:59:27 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: [ARC5] 10 meter BC-454 - instability possibly found

On 12 Feb 2013 at 22:30, Robert  Eleazer wrote:

> I saw in a GE Voice Commander where they took rubber bands, cut them
> and stretched them lengthwise through the coil form, screwing the slug
> in with the rubber band running from top to bottom.  It did not follow
> the screw threads but rather ran across them at right angles.

Yes. That was what I was thinking of, in fact, for this thing. I decided against 
it here because to my mind it would be too "springy".

Ken W7EkB