Yes Bruce, it was quite a mess. Its going to take some work to
repair it... and until then or an HV relay from the electric co as
suggested by F1AFJ is acqured, its a hike up the hill to every
time I switch between 1800 and 137 kHz.
The voltage at base is high enough to arc across an inch, but the
Decca keeps on working. Very impressive.
The tuning inductance is 2.86 mH so the capacitance is 467 pF.
Perhaps the tower can be made 'fatter' by adding vertical wires
from the top to the base. Toploading would not endure our
ice storms.
73
Joe
On Sat, 22 Oct 2011, John Bruce McCreath wrote:
Hey Joe,
That does look a bit extra crispy! I learned a lot about high power RF and
its requirements from my Tesla coil. It's surprising how sneaky it can be!
73, J.B., VE3EAR
LowFER Beacon "EAR"
188.830 kHz. QRSS30
EN93dr
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