[Lowfer] 589 mH coil

[Bill Ashlock]

Tod,

>Two days ago I purchased a 589 mH solenoid from the junkyard. It is wound
>with #16 enameled wire. The resistance is 10 ohms. Before I tear it apart 
>to
>get the #16 wire for use on HF I thought I should see if it is of interest
>to the Lowfer community. The solenoid is a multi-layer, air core winding 
>and
>weighs 31 pounds.

Lucky you! We have taken a vote on this and wish to inform you that taking 
apart the coil without turning this into a 8.9K loading coil would be a 
crime against Lowferdum. :)

Can you measure the Q with a signal generator and resonating capacitor? You 
could even insert some ferrite to increase the inductance buy a big factor 
without causing much of a saturation effect at high antenna currents.

Can you take a digital pix of it?

Bill A

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