Re: Tesla Receiver Coil ..........success?

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Original poster: Ed Phillips <evp@xxxxxxxxxxx>


Ed,

Thanks for the update.  Any recommendations regarding substitutes for 
the four Siliconix VN66AF FETs or the VMP-1 would be appreciated.  As 
I mentioned in an earlier post, I'm planning two Part-15 compliant 
1750 meter beacon transmitters.  One will have a Marconi antenna with 
an insulated counterpoise and the other will be a well-grounded Tesla 
coil with the exact proportions of the oscillator shown in U.S. 
Patent No. 1,119,732, "Apparatus for Transmitting Electrical Energy" 
(see http://www.tfcbooks.com/patents/tower.htm).  Both transmitters 
will have nearly identical driver circuits operating on the same 
frequency at the bottom of the 160-190 kHz experimenter's band.  In 
both cases the receiving end will be essentially identical to the 
launching structure of corresponding transmitter.

Gary"

   There are plenty of cheap HEXFET's that will work just 
fine.  I'll look over the list and make a recommendation.  May get 
the stuff in the mail this weekend.

Ed