[Boatanchors] Antenna coil suggestion

[J.D. MacAulay, WQ8U]

Jim was (is still) my Elmer and is a very good friend.  We both went to St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati.  Jim was snagging lost looking freshmen to see and hear ham radio.  That's how it all started. hihiHe didn't mention it but he found and fixed the problems in the AT-1 I put together as my first electronics build.73
Mac WQ8U Hillsborough, NC 

    On Thursday, April 18, 2019, 2:00:23 PM EDT, JAMES HANLON <knjhanlon at msn.com> wrote:  
 
 
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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