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Subject: [Towertalk] Measuring/ calculating Inductance
From: N4CW@aol.com (N4CW@aol.com)
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 16:07:23 EST
Seldom mentioned nowadays is the use of a grid-dip meter to measure the value 
of an inductor. Using a known capacitance in parallel with the inductor, you 
loosely couple the grid dip meter to the coil and tune for the dip. Once the 
resonant frequency is determined, you use the formula for a parallel resonant 
circuit, manipulate and solve for the inductance. Voila!
Of course, it's not a very precise figure that you'll arrive at, but it will 
suffice.
Other instruments "of days gone by" are the Q-meter (Heathkit had a great 
one!), and an inductance bridge (General Radio/GenRad had several models).
And, would you believe, some inexpensive multimeters on the market can 
measure inductance, too.
73,
Bert N4CW

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