Re: A newbie question

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Original poster: "Gerry Reynolds" <gerryreynolds-at-earthlink-dot-net> 

Altermativelly,  you could use Bart Anderson's new JAVATC version 10,  I've
been doing some QA with this before he released it and I can attest that the
tuning accuracy is very good.   I set the primary turns according to the
program and it just works (I'm at least within spark range).  I then fine
tune it and the bottom line is ususlly within a tenth turn of what the
program predicts.  BTW, the HELP files that go with this program are
terrific and well worth looking at.

Gerry R.
Ft Collins, CO

 > Start with a pancake primary made bare solid AWG 14 or AWG 12 (house wire
 > with insulation stripped off) supported in slits in cardboard supports
until
 > you get your tuning dialed in, then go to solid with a bigger diameter or
 > copper tubing and the fancy supports, or not, if it works well enough.....