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GE 107 loop antenna replacement
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06-20-2016, 08:09 AM
If it is only resonant at the low end of the dial the loop is too long.Too much inductance. There is a simple devise called a Grid Dip Meter (gdo) that can tell you at what frequency a coil/capacitor circuit is tuned to.
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GE 107 loop antenna replacement - by Tgace459 - 05-28-2016, 11:16 PM
RE: GE 107 loop antenna replacement - by Tgace459 - 06-19-2016, 09:35 PM
RE: GE 107 loop antenna replacement - by Radioroslyn - 06-20-2016, 08:09 AM
RE: GE 107 loop antenna replacement - by Tgace459 - 06-20-2016, 09:32 AM
RE: GE 107 loop antenna replacement - by Tgace459 - 06-20-2016, 12:58 PM
RE: GE 107 loop antenna replacement - by Tgace459 - 06-20-2016, 11:37 PM



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