Phil, The reason for twisting the wires is to keep them together when the toroid is wound (the wire pair forms a transmission line of some nominal impedance)- as long as the wires stayed somewhat along-side one another after winding, the purpose has been realized.
There is a note in the manual indicating that no fixatives of any kind are needed or desired, so do not use anything on the toroids - (or you do so at your own peril). There are several K2s being used successfully for mobile operation. I built a K2/100 for Gary W4GNS for use in his 18 wheeler, and he has not mentioned any problems so far (those toroids are mounted only by their leads). You can look him up on QRZ.com and click on his 'locater link' for more information. I am certain he would be willing to answer any questions you may have. 73, Don W3FPR > -----Original Message----- > > Could anyone give me some advice on winding toroid T6, how > critical is that the windings cross every ½ inch? I think I've > got it pretty close, I mean it looks good and I tried to keep the > wires from un-twisting while winding it around the toroid form. > > Also, has anybody out there operated their K2 mobile with any > luck... the 15 Watt version. On some commercial radios, I have > noticed some manufacturers use silicon on the toroids to keep > them mechanically stable, is this OK? > > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
