[Milsurplus] More Fun with BC-230 - 30 Meters

[Richard]

It sounds as good as my GRC-9 on 30M.  I like a little "character."

Richard, AA1P

On 08/03/2014 07:48 AM, David Stinson wrote:
> While working on a way to get the BC-230 5-6 MC coil to
> scoot-up to 40 meters, I managed to booger-ize one of
> the PA Tank/Antenna coils.
> Rather than can it, I rewound it.  Used the BC-230 with
> the 6AQ5s  (have abandoned the 5763s- too hard to
> neutralize and de-FM).  Unwound the tinned coil wire,
> covered the thin, fragile link coil under it with a single layer
> of tape and used the tinned wire to wind a 12-turn tank coil.
> Yes; the wire's "lumpy" from being on that form.
> I'll rewind it with fresh wire later.
> Here's a crummy picture:
> http://home.netcom.com/~arc5/SCR-183/230-30m.jpg
>
> Fiddled-around with the output tap until I found
> the "sweet spot."   Now it doubles in the output
> and gives me a couple of watts out on 30 meters.
> Here's the keying using the original dynamotor supply
> and the original relays, which you can hear also.
> A set keyed with a "modern" DPDT relay will key
> much faster and quieter:
> http://home.netcom.com/~arc5/SCR-183/230-30m.mp3
>
> I'm really getting to like these little rigs.
> My ARC-5s are jealous and pouting.
>
> 73 OM DE Dave AB5S
>
>
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