Yes it works well, also VLF. The nice thing is that you don't need the flexible connections for the rotating part, wheras the downsides may be less tuning range (only "up" in frequency), and a slight
The traditional method of tuning an LF loading coil is to use a variometer. I have been investigating methods of tuning coils for mobile use and one method that appeared briefly in one of the ARRL Ha
The Toko range of coils come with the option of an aluminium tuning slug which amounts to much the same thing. It is often preferable to ferrite, being more stable with temperature and less prone t
I have been investigating methods of tuning coils for mobile use and one method that appeared briefly in one of the ARRL Handbooks of the 50s was the shorted turn method of tuning. I tried a home mad