RE: strange vttc

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Original poster: "Tom Luttrell PWRCOM" <tom-at-pwrcom-dot-com.au> 

Could this be due to streamer loading? i.e. extra capacitance added to
the top load by the streamers.

360kHz to 255kHz is nearly a 30% reduction in frequency though, so maybe
something else is involved too.

Tom L.

 > Original poster: "claude masetto" <claudmas-at-optusnet-dot-com.au>

 >The res
 > frequency of the resonator as calculated by Java TC is 342khz. When I
 > measured it with a signal generator and a scope the result
 > was 360khz. Close
 > enough for me.
 > I then setup an antenna with a scope probe attached to it and
 > measured the
 > resonator frequency with the the coil running and noticed it
 > was 255khz. The
 > coil is in tune, as best as I can get it because it performs
 > great. Twin
 > 304tl tubes with 30" spark on a good day.
 > I can't understand the difference in the two measurements. I
 > have checked
 > the results over and over.