[ARC5] ARC-5s at 10 meters (was 400784741321)

[AKLDGUY .]

> Thanks, Ian. However, I suspect that Neil didn't mean that the "Q"
increased
> with frequency, but simply that the increase in frequency didn't affect
the
> circuit "Q". Your and his explanation coincide.

I did mean that the Q increases with frequency. It must, since Xl rises.

>> In practice I suspect that the Q drops off faster than this because of
>> the effects of distributed capacitance (which in effect requires more
>> turns to achieve the desired inductance at higher frequencies, hence
>> yet more loss).
>
> Yes. I had thought of that too, and had wondered about it.

But I'm not changing the inductance. I'm talking about a coil that is being
used at a higher frequency by adding a small capacitance in series with
the parallel tuned circuit to which it is connected.

73 de Neil ZL1ANM