[TowerTalk] copper tank coils

[W7TMT - Patrick]

Greg, W8WWV may have the answers to some of your questions here:

http://www.seed-solutions.com/gregordy/Amateur%20Radio/Experimentation/HiQCoil2.htm

73

Patrick, W7TMT

-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces at contesting.com> On Behalf Of Ken WA8JXM
Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2023 11:00
To: Mark, K5AM <k5am at zianet.com>
Cc: TowerTalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] copper tank coils

I expect results would be frequency dependent since the skin effect is frequency related AFAIK.

I have some war surplus rotary inductors made with solid silver wire.
You can add that to your list also :-)

Ken WA8JXM

On Sat, Sep 30, 2023 at 1:45 PM Mark, K5AM <k5am at zianet.com> wrote:

> > Jim wrote:
> > I have wound identical coils using silver plated copper,
> > copper, and also 304 SS.   The aluminum coils ran hot.
> > The SS coils  ran stupid hot.
>
> Interesting!
> It would also be great to see data comparing:
> silver plated copper
> copper
> oxidized copper
>
> 73,
>
> Mark, K5AM
>
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