Certainly, basic tuning can be done with simple coil taps, but once
that is done a transformer can be useful despite losses. This is
because it separates matching from tuning, which can interact when
using taps.
For setting up any new station, an essential item is a loading coil
with very many taps so that it can be easily varied from several
microhenries to several millihenries. This is far easier to engineer
than a variometer. The multi-tap coil can later be replaced with a
fixed inductor and variometer.
Mike, G3XDV
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> . . . . . . . .. ............. The matching and tapping, or transformer,
> if really necessary, can then come later. I am afraid I look at extra
> components like transformers as sources of extra loss. They shouldnt
> be necessary and you ought to be able to do it with a tap or a link
> coil on the loading coil. .
>
> Cheers de Alan G3NYK
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Scott Tilley <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: 08 July 2006 00:08
> Subject: Re: LF: Re: Antenna Tuning
>
>
> > J.
> >
> > Some pictures of the situation there would be of great assistance to
> > all of us and may help in troubleshooting this great mystery!
> >
> > Beg, borrow or steal a digi camera!
> >
> > Scott
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> >
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