Hi Nigel,
At least, as I said before I don't have to "operate" on the Aluminum.
I'm glad I held off for a few days thinking about it. Mea culpa!
Andy's a good guy and I understand why he doesn't want to talk much
about the amp, provide circuit diagrams, etc. He's spent a number of
years working on it and perfecting his antennas and according to the
reviews, has done a great job on it. The antennas are his livelihood
so why should he give out his secrets?
Actually, I'd be really interested to hear something about his
background. Did he work for a Radio company or has this always been a
hobby? When did he get the idea to make a better loop antenna? What
new things will be coming from his shop in the future? Would he be
willing to "Educate" some of us here on antenna design? It would be
fascinating.
Transformers can be calculated based on the core material, frequency
response, and impedance desired and then measured and tried to tweak
them up. Go for it!
Rob
--- In loopantennas@..., gandalfg8@... wrote:
Hi Rob
Being the totally wonderful and noble sort of chap that I am, I
shall resist
even the slightest temptation to say.....
"told yer so" :-)
Joking apart, whilst the content of Andy's emails don't surprise me,
that
you got them at all could be considered surprising given his earlier
comments.
Although I'm not daft enough to suppose he'll want to supply us with
all the
circuit information, well...I probably am daft enough but don't
suppose he
is:-), it is gratifying to think we might not be perceived as quite
such a
threat or adversaries after all.
As I said before, it's quite intriguing how much conjecture this
group,
myself included, has entered into regarding the make up of the
Wellbrook
antennas, and yet none of us has actually gone so far as breaking
apart our own
working 1530s etc.
Given that it wouldn't be all that difficult, I think that's a fair
indication that those of us who've got them appreciate them enough
that we just
prefer to use them.
Having said that, how many turns did you say was on that
transformer?:-)
regards
Nigel
GM8PZR
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