[Lowfer] "AH" back on 1694.9

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Made several improvements since AH was last on the air about two weeks ago.  
I traded one of my Hytowers for a Tailtwister rotator, and the MEDfer antenna 
now sits where the Hytower was, on high ground with an elaborate ground 
system.  AH is being heard locally almost an S-unit stronger than two weeks 
ago.  Using the Medfer antenna in this configutration, I was copied from 
California to Arkansas on 160M (1818 KHz) two nights ago, and made several CW 
contacts with the best report being 559 from Utah.  Today I resonated the 
antenna on 1695.  Unfortunately, I'm still on 5 WPM CW, having fried the 
laptop COM ports a couple weeks ago.  The K1EL device for QRSS is on order, 
but I think it may be possible to hear my 5 WPM CW with the present setup.
I also have the LR "Simple LOWfer transmitter" working, with one watt out.  I 
have a HDPE barrel wound with 61 turns 14 guage wire which gives me 3.25 
millihenries on the Q-meter which I'm hoping is just a little less than the 
Hytower (yes, I still have one) needs so that I can find the correct amount 
of inductance using the 3.25 millihenries and another coil of several hundred 
uH.  How have others done this?
Please listen for my 1694.9 "AH".
Doug W0AH  DM78  Woodland Park CO