Hello TT'ers, I was very interested in Tony's (N2TK) experience using ScotchCote and Scotch 33 tape to seal the black plastic trap caps on an A3S. I just finished refurbing my trusty 15 year old A4S
Author: "William G. McDowell" <k4cia@mindspring.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 13:36:46 -0500
Several years ago there was a thread about this subject and I believe the consensus then was taping the caps upset the capacitance of the trap enough to detune it. Think this came from the chief engi
Hi Stokley. Did not see any difference in the swr curves with and without tape on the trap caps on the A3S. Seems only the Scotchkote made the difference. N2TK, Tony. Hello TT'ers, I was very interes
Seems to me that he later recanted but not sure. As this question keeps cropping up, could someone with the appropriate equipment and expertise measure a few traps they have lying around both with an