[Lowfer] Coil question???

Peter Barick [email protected]
Wed, 13 Feb 2002 13:16:20 -0600


Hey Bob, Mike,

Yeah, see what it takes to get 2mH using pales. Need two, maybe more.

That's why  suggest to use the bigger former at 18-22 inches, providing
it will fit in whatever box will house it. They are also available from
the home stores.

With the larger form, the resulting coil should have a better Q as the
L:D ratio will be lower and more optimal. One program has the ideal as
.45 : 1.0.

My initial attraction to the 5-gal pales was they were common and
cheap. I made one and it didn't give the needed L. I didn't want to use
a smaller wire so I had to look at a larger form. Ha, still lookin.

Cheers, Peter
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>>> [email protected] 02/13/02 08:28AM >>>

Mike:  I wound two buckets with #14. Each had about a 10" winding
surface
and about 10" dia. With the two tightly coupled, I got about 2mh.

                    73        Bob Roehrig        K9EUI
                    Aurora University Telecom/IS dept.
                    630-844-4898   [email protected] 


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