[HBR] HBR Tuning Cap, Coil Forms

[WA5VGO]

Hi Byron,

Personally, I would avoid the coil forms from AES. The bottoms are glued on 
them and after being inserted and removed numerous times, they come loose. 
Although I haven't seen any myself, the forms from Ocean State Electronics 
look like a better choice. You may want to consider them. 
http://www.oselectronics.com/

As far as the variable capacitor is concerned, I wonder if anyone has tried 
removing plates from a three section 365 P.F. capacitor. I can tell you 
from experience that the values of the capacitor are by no means absolute, 
although it would mean experimenting with the number of turns and the tap 
location on the coils.

Good Luck,
Darrell, WA5VGO




At 08:24 AM 12/26/2002 -0600, Byron Tatum wrote:
>     Regarding the coil forms - I bought a few of the 5 pin plug in coil
>forms from Antique Elec. Supply a while back just to check them out, would
>these be a good choice for HBR?
>
>     Thank you, Byron WA5THJ.