[Lf] [Fwd: [Lowfer] NDB Coils]

[Andre' Kesteloot]

les at highnoonfilm.com wrote:

> I've been given the chance to purchase a couple of surplus Nautel antenna
> tuning
> coils salvaged from decommissioned NDB's. They appear to be made of
> silver wire (#10 gauge) wound over fiberglass cores. The coils are 10-14
> inches
> long and 3 inches in diameter. One of them also has a small ferrite variometer
> in the center that is adjusted using a knob on the side of the cabinet.
>
> Has anyone else ever used surplus NDB equipment for lowfer purposes?
> I'm not sure how efficient these coils would be compared to our own
> homemade coils.
>
> Les Rayburn, N1LF
>
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