Another Alignment Tool - Printable Version

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RE: Another Alignment Tool - TV MAN - 03-28-2019

Same here. Very nice. Now, I gotta do an alignment and try this baby out! 

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RE: Another Alignment Tool - mikethedruid - 03-28-2019

I made the tool I use from a piece of 1/16 inch brass rod. Cut it about 6 inches long, bent over one end about 1 inch from the end to make a handle, ground the other end to a screwdriver point. To insulate just used heat shrink a little above the end, wrapped the handle end with black plastic electrical tape. It's non-magnetic and works great.

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RE: Another Alignment Tool - Phlogiston - 03-28-2019

Here is an excerpt from an ARRL manual:

http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Technology/tis/info/pdf/8504028.pdf    page 2

   
   




So even though iron (ferrous metal) is not used, brass will also detune an inductor.

Russ

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