[Boatanchors] Antenna coil suggestion

[JAMES HANLON]

Bill,

After my post, my friend since high school John MacAulay WQ8U, reminded me that in 1954 or so I repaired the four antenna coils in his Howard 435 just this way.  All four coils had been reduced to cinders.  I thought then that a 110 volt line might have been connected to the antenna terminals and the band switch rotated by a previous owner.  Mac used that receiver and an AT-1 as KN4AWW for a good while until he graduated to a very used BC -348.

Jim

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> On Apr 17, 2019, at 8:01 AM, "Bill Stewart" <cwopr at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Jim & Glen,
> Tnx to you and Glen for idea abt the coil. I had wondered
> abt that but did not know how many turns to start with. 
> Glen helped with that. I suppose the slug can be adjusted
> for any differences (with-in reason). I will give it a try.
> 73 to you both.....Bill K4JYS
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "JAMES HANLON" <knjhanlon at msn.com>
> To: "cwopr" <cwopr at embarqmail.com>
> Cc: "boatanchors" <Boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2019 11:06:24 AM
> Subject: Antenna coil suggestion
> 
> Bill,
> 
> You would have nothing to lose if you just wound a new coil of a few turns on the outside of the main winding.  It may take a little cut-and-try, but I'm sure you could get working again.  Also you might take a careful look at the remaining coil.  The lead wires tend to melt first because they are not as well heat-sinked as the interior wire, and you might get lucky and find some stubs you could make contact to.
> 
> Good luck,
> 
> Jim, W8KGI
> 
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