"QRP which has its own rewards and satisfactions, isnt quite the same,
but might be like attending a
Celine Dion Concert... enjoyable, but not the Stones.."
I consider QRPers to be the Motley Crue.
QRO is pure James Brown or maybe the Blues Brothers.
Carl
KM1H
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat Barthelow" <aa6eg@hotmail.com>
To: <rees.a@btconnect.com>; <amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 4:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] Inductor Software?
>
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> There is something quite satisfying about seeing/dealing/Working with
> the components of HI power RF...
> Working around them are kind of like experiencing a live Rolling
> Stones Concert.
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> QRP which has its own rewards and satisfactions, isnt quite the same,
> but might be like attending a
> Celine Dion Concert... enjoyable, but not the Stones...
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> Some years back, I organized a Ham radio tour of KGO AM transmitter
> site and studio in SF.
> and Jim Johnson, took a bunch of good pictures, including the
> matching/feed systems at each of
> three phased vertical towers, literally in the waters of South San
> Francisco Bay. About
> as perfect a text book example of verticals over a salt water ground
> plane as you can get.
>
> Another AM station that will get the adrenalin flowing, if you get a
> close tour, is WSM in Tennessee.
> If you drive by it on the north south running highway between Indy,
> and Huntsville, be sure to take the exit by the famous Blaw-Knox
> tower, and stop in. The engineer there when I stopped by was quite
> happy to give the grand tour, and there are some BIG inductors, and
> capacitors WSM's tuning house.
> Capacitor plates the size of Xtra large pizza pans, and Inductors of
> 3/4" silverplated copper pipe.
> See:
>
> http://www.fybush.com/site-020424.html
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> Jim took pictures of our KGO tour, and somewhere in them are pictures
> of the phasing/matching units at the base of each tower, with the
> large copper pipe inductors and capacitors, used in the 50KW AM
> antenna system. Also some shots of some BIG volts and amps,
> metering, on the final PA. 70 volts at 700 amps or so.
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> Take a look.
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> http://www.dxhound.com/KGO%20visit%202005/jj_test_KGO.html
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> http://www.flickr.com/photos/docsearls/sets/72157608870814351/
> All the Best, Pat Barthelow,
> AA6EG aa6eg@k6bj.org Skype: sparky599
> Jamesburg Moon Bounce Team
> http://www.jamesburgdish.org
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> "The most exciting phrase to hear in Science, the one that heralds
> new discoveries, is not "Eureka, I have found it!" but:"That's
> funny..." ----Isaac Asimov
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>> From: rees.a@btconnect.com
>> To: amps@contesting.com
>> Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 20:53:33 +0000
>> Subject: Re: [Amps] Inductor Software?
>>
>> Thanks to all who replied on & off the list.
>>
>> I have a good collection of inductor winding & design applications.
>> One
>> that stands out is COIL by Brian Beezley K6STI. Just wound my first
>> inductor using it, and its pretty accurate!
>>
>> The inductor is made from 8mm diamter copper pipe, mounted on 50 year
>> old Eddystone Ceramic insulators. Working really well !
>>
>> Thanks again.
> Adrian MW1LCR
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Adrian Rees (MW1LCR) [mailto:rees.a@btconnect.com]
>> Sent: 05 December 2008 22:32
>> To: 'amps@contesting.com'
>> Subject: Inductor Software?
>> Hi all
>> Does anyone know of a piece of software that I can use to calculate /
>> design inductors. (Specifically the gauge of conductor is the issue,
>> as
>> I plan on using 6 or 8 mm diameter copper pipe). The inductors will
>> be
>> carrying High Voltage, and a typical example of use will be a
>> matching
>> unit for a Bob Tail Curtain.
>
>> Replies off list please.
>> Apologies for the bandwidth.
>> Regards
>> Adrian MW1LCR
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