[Elecraft] Re: I Love Toroids!

[Steven Pituch]

Wayne, you must post this to the Elecraft site for all to enjoy.  Six 
years is too long to see it again.  It should go on the "Builder's 
Resource Page".

Steve, W2MY


wayne burdick wrote:
> Here's a poem I wrote to inspire kit builders on this topic. I first 
> posted it six years ago, when we had just started shipping the K2:
> 
>   that donut shape you're wielding
>   is a wondrous thing to wind
>   and also is self-shielding
>   thus yielding peace of mind
> 
> Builders kept asking whether they should measure the inductance of 
> toroids or just go with our specified number of turns, so I added a stanza:
> 
>   our mysterious reluctance
>   to measure each inductance
>   reflects not low virility:
>   just unknown permeability
> 
> 73,
> Wayne