[TenTec] re. Converting TH6DXX to 20-17-12m

[DavidC]

>> >Hi David:  How are you going to go about rewiring the traps to work
>> >at the 12/17 frequencies?  See you later es gud luck  Peter
> > Can someone please explain why anything other than the tubing needs to
be
> > extended to cause resonance on 17 & 12?
> > Needing to learn ... Thanks & 73, DavidC  AA1FA 
> No TH6DXX here but if you really look at them I believe there is an
> aluminum tube covering the traps. That's not only for protection
> but becomes a capacitor to create the circuit. You will have to take
> that into consideration.  Mike

So, what if I remove the aluminum tube and eliminate that capacitance ...
am I closer to a working concept?  DavidC


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