[Lowfer] My variometer resistance

[Richard Goodman]

Okay Andy ... we're going to try again tonight! I'm running QRSS30 and
listening hard!!
Let's see how that paint can works!

3's on ya
Dick, WA3USG
Mechanicsburg, Pa.

fn10le



-----Original Message-----
From: lowfer-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:lowfer-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Andy - KU4XR
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 3:46 PM
To: lowfer at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Lowfer] My variometer resistance


Learning as I'm going, My variometer was the single best thing
I have done for my beacon so far, bringing the greatest gain.
It's a 5 gallon paint bucket, wound with very small wire. I'm
not sure of the guage, maybe #28 to #30 ( 6 stranded solid
burglar alarm wire ). I know small wire has higher resistance,
So I thought it would take fewer turns for a needed inductance.
I measure 9.0 OHMs DC resistance across the variometer, and I am
assuming that's way too high, and have been told by others they
thought it was pretty high. If this question can even be asked
this way; " What is a TYPICAL DC resistance of a paint bucket
variometer ?? " I do consider wire size, material, spacing, etc.
In the how bad do you want it catagory, the current cost of a
500' rool of #14 solid / insulated is around $ 45.00. That's one
reason I used the wire I had on hand for free. Still choking on
the $ 45.00 wire.

Nutshell::  Is 9 OHMs too high ? Is there any such thing as typical ?


Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN.
  LOWfer Beacon " XR " @ 184.322 KHz




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