On 1/30/2012 5:24 AM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
> Does anyone have a source for these?
See Appendix One of http://audiosystemsgroup.com/RFI-Ham.pdf for part
numbers and reliable sources. I've done well for moderate quantities
with Kreiger, which is in the Roanoke area. It pays to shop around --
the prices can vary depending on what they have in stock, left over from
a big order they bought for another customer.
Yes, you want the #31 material, and the most useful sizes are the 2.4-in
i.d. toroids and the 1-inch i.d. "biggest clamp-ons" listed in the
Appendix. Study the graphs of Z vs frequency and number of turns to
guide you in winding the chokes. Yes, a single core is enough IF you
can get enough turns on it. RG58 would make that easier, and this would
be a great application for one of the bifilar chokes wound with THHN.
Make sure you're looking at the latest version. These chokes have been
in the tutorial for about a year and a half.
And the traditional ham vendors who advertise in QST (Amidon and their
ilk) are USELESS for these ferrite parts -- they are SALESMEN, not
engineers. There used to be a guy named Amidon who WAS an engineer, but
he's been dead a long time. My stuff has been on the internet for five
years, and they're still not stocking #31. AND their prices for what
they do sell are outrageous, more than double what you would pay from a
GOOD vendor like Mouser, Allied, Newark, Krieger, Lodestone, etc.
Another idea, Pete. You might consider a group purchase for PVRC and
other clubs near you. Between PVRC, FRC, and YCCC, you could build huge
quantity and get a great price. NCCC has done three big group purchases.
K6EU did a couple, I did the last one, about a year ago, and we were
able to get the 2.4-in toroids for $4.10 with shipping (we ordered 1,000
pieces). We bought direct from Fair-Rite, which is easy to do, but
requires that you spend at least $500 and buy in box quantities. We've
also found the best price on the big clamp-ons from distributors.
Fair-Rite will also ship to multiple locations, but always in box
quantities. I wouldn't push this too far, but it should be no problem to
ship to a single YCCC point, a single FRC point, and a single PVRC
point. For the NCCC order I did, I established a rule that distribution
would be only at club meetings. This was for my convenience, because I
didn't want to be in the shipping business, and also because ferrite
parts are quite brittle, and must be very carefully packed.
73, Jim K9YC
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