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From: Rob Atkinson <ranchorobbo@gmail.com>
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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 12:21:43 -0600
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I once wound 100' of 213 on a small plastic garbage can 1.5 feet diameter
and used it as a c.m. choke on 160.  I calculated the Xl was over 2000 ohms
(I don't remember the exact figure) and the diameter and width of the coil
were about equal (which gives the highest value for a given length of
conductor).   I am unconvinced that this is not a good solution.

However, regardless of c.m. Z, there is this disadvantage of large coaxial
chokes:  you wind up lengthening your feedline by 50 or 100 feet.  Also, due
to their size and weight, or at least the size and weight of the one I made,
it could only be used on the ground which was okay in my case, as I used it
at the f/p of my inverted L before I got enough radials down to make it
unnecessary.

73

rob
k5uj
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