[Elecraft] K1 build question: T1, turn count method.

[Fred Jensen]

You count "passages through the hole" as turns in all cases with toroid 
cores.  A straight wire thru the donut is one turn.  I can't answer your 
question ["does it make a difference?"] because I don't have a K1, but I 
did build a K2, and based on that, I think the answer is "Yes, it will 
make a difference."

73,
Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County

On 5/29/2020 12:49 PM, Paul Gacek via Elecraft wrote:
> I have completed the RF board RX build portion and about to test it with the filter board and front panel.
>
> I realize I may have a discrepancy on turns for T1.  I count a turn by tracing the wire around the toroid and get 4 turns of green but the manual page 14 states I should count a turn each time the wire passes through the center of the toroid which is 5.
>
> As T1 is an impedance match (1:5?) will the “extra” turn make a huge difference?
>
> Intuitively I would say yes as it’s 20% more turns by the page 14 method.
>
> Any guidance on whether I should correct this is welcome.
>
> Paul
> W6PNG/M0SNA
> www.nomadic.blog
>