Return-Path: Received: (qmail 7898 invoked from network); 23 Oct 2001 16:50:45 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO murphys-inbound.services.quay.plus.net) (212.159.14.225) by excalibur.plus.net with SMTP; 23 Oct 2001 16:50:45 -0000 Received: (qmail 27102 invoked from network); 23 Oct 2001 16:48:17 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by murphys with SMTP; 23 Oct 2001 16:48:17 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.33 #2) id 15w4ap-0008Qd-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Tue, 23 Oct 2001 17:39:55 +0100 Received: from tomts8.bellnexxia.net ([209.226.175.52] helo=tomts8-srv.bellnexxia.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #2) id 15w4ao-0008QX-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 23 Oct 2001 17:39:54 +0100 Received: from server1 ([209.226.189.65]) by tomts8-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.4.01.03.16 201-229-121-116-20010115) with SMTP id <20011023163841.CKTZ4752.tomts8-srv.bellnexxia.net@server1> for ; Tue, 23 Oct 2001 12:38:41 -0400 Message-ID: <002301c15be1$27562210$0a00a8c0@ThreeLakes.ca> From: "Larry Kayser" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: Subject: LF: Re: Re: Loading coils and shorted turns Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 12:38:28 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: Claudio wrote..... > P.S.: shorting turns to adjust the inductance of a coil should > not be harmful, When I was bringing up the Decca here last winter and trying to get power into the antenna I found that shorting turns had a disasterous effect on the performance of the loading coil. I learned quickly to leave the unused coil OPEN at the top, for those with Telco experience, a "bridge tap". When I quit shorting turns I found the antenna current went up and the radiated signal also went up. Just my experience.... Larry VA3LK