Technical Ramblings... A place to put things online where they can be viewed while I figure out where they belong.
160M Loading Coil for use
with standard CB Whip
Wind 174 turns on a 3 inch drain pipe, #14 gauge wire, insulated. Put a 9 ft whip on top of that and you have about a 1:1 match over most of the 160M band.
The arc you see below is real... 500 watts at 1850 and voice peaks and the arc appears. I find a capacitance hat of about a foot is needed and even then arcs will develop occasionally.
Below, part of my Hustler Resonator collection and a view of the operating console in the Mustang.
General information ...
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