Geoff, there are a few guys on the GLOWBUGS List who have experience MAKING and REPAIRING these kinds of coils.
You might try asking Gary, WD4NKA and a few other folks about their experience building "Sutter Coils" from scratch. There may in fact be some information on Gary's web site too. http://wwwqsl.net/wd4nka/ That is IF you are extremely patient for it to load(!) 73 - Brian, AF4K On 3 Oct 2005 at 22:58, W5OMR/Geoff wrote: > Hey, y'all.. > > I'm hunting a 160m HDVL plug-in coil. > > For the longest time, I didn't even think that any existed... until this > weekend. I happened to find both, the BVL and HDVL version of the 160m > plug-in coils at a local hamfest. Neither coil are in what anyone could > mistake as 'decent' shape, although the BVL version is, for the most > part, intact. The HDVL coil however, more resembles a plate of > spaghetti, or a loosely formed slinky. > > I bought it anyway, because I thought could probably rebuild the HDVL > coil by taking apart a 360uuF air-variable and using the rotor plate as > the spacing, while I applied some liquid glass something or another to > hold it in place, again. I would like to find a good coil, though. Are > there any available, out there? > > Knowing my luck, finding one will probably be like mining for unobtainium. > > Thanks for your time. > > -- > 73 = Best Regards, > -Geoff/W5OMR > > > ______________________________________________________________ > AMRadio mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net > AMfone Website: http://www.amfone.net > AM List Admin: Brian Sherrod/w5ami >
