A HUGE thanks to you and Ape for having me on and showing me how to build this antenna the right way! Super excited to get this antenna tuned and on the air!
very nice Chuck ! got Chase to get the antenna built. Ape was great as well. I started winding toroid's in the 1980's . still mess them up from time to time. have to look up wind charts all the time. That bigger Mag wire better for FT8. I got that cordless rotary tool Chuck did video on. I love it. lots a stuff comes in the kit. and all packs in a small case. for that winder that way for 49:1 with cross over then 7 more puts the mag wire across from BNC works great . I have used the long lead of that cap to bridge the grounds together before . 73's
I had to re-wind my toroid, so it’s good he had extra magnet wire. I had to order some from Amazon. I’ve actually never finished mine. I got confused about how to solder the capacitor, got frustrated, set it down, and never returned to it. I found the instructions confusing. That was over a year ago - I should probably finish it, although I’ve acquired a couple of other EFHWs since then. It probably wouldn’t be confusing for most people, I’m just not particularly talented in that way.
A HUGE thanks to you and Ape for having me on and showing me how to build this antenna the right way!
Super excited to get this antenna tuned and on the air!
very nice Chuck ! got Chase to get the antenna built. Ape was great as well. I started winding toroid's in the 1980's . still mess them up from time to time. have to look up wind charts all the time. That bigger Mag wire better for FT8. I got that cordless rotary tool Chuck did video on. I love it. lots a stuff comes in the kit. and all packs in a small case. for that winder that way for 49:1 with cross over then 7 more puts the mag wire across from BNC works great . I have used the long lead of that cap to bridge the grounds together before . 73's
I had to re-wind my toroid, so it’s good he had extra magnet wire. I had to order some from Amazon. I’ve actually never finished mine. I got confused about how to solder the capacitor, got frustrated, set it down, and never returned to it. I found the instructions confusing. That was over a year ago - I should probably finish it, although I’ve acquired a couple of other EFHWs since then. It probably wouldn’t be confusing for most people, I’m just not particularly talented in that way.
I found shorting the capacitor strange, but it works. Thanks for the feedback and don't forget ther is links to videos to help.