Re: A newbie question

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Original poster: "Jim Lux" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net> 

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 >  > 1. In this case, would the #28 wire be adequat for the task or should I
 >  > look for a thinner? Same question  for the primary's #8 stranded wire.
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 > #28 looks ok. About 1200 turns. Solid wire is easier to keep in place
 > in the primary. The most usual is to use copper tubes, but for a small
 > coil there is really no need for this, except may be for mechanical
 > reasons. Electrically, even #18 wire works perfectly.

Start with a pancake primary made bare solid AWG 14 or AWG 12 (house wire
with insulation stripped off) supported in slits in cardboard supports until
you get your tuning dialed in, then go to solid with a bigger diameter or
copper tubing and the fancy supports, or not, if it works well enough.....

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