# 3 Extra Coil
Have been out of action for 2 weeks due to a small operation on my hand/arm but now back in business.
Have finished the 3rd Extra Coil as seen below, first on LHS is my 'accidental' which worked using the CSN data that showed the Secondary and Extra to be of nearly equal length, mid is using Eric's Math which didn't work and the 3rd is the extended using 11 awg vice 14 awg as used on the first.
Have just finished comparing the 3 with the NO COIL aerial I accidently discovered yesterday that you don't need a coil, just an Antenna and a good full wave 1N34 pickup head for the Headphones.
Listening today just on the wire appeared to be slightly louder.
I tried with the variable condenser in the circuit but better without.
# 1 coil was good with signal loud and clear, level 5
# 2 was barely audible and below level 1
# 3 about same as #1 possibly slightly better
An alligator clip wire of about 1' length just attached to the top of the Extra improved level slightly and a hand around that another slight improvement.
The new Extra has 56 turns where calculations show 50 as best so may have to do some tuning here.
Much work still to be done in this area.
The Oscilloscope picture is a comparison between 'Crystal Set' and a nearby Radio but I am unable to detect any difference from that shot and others taken were the same.
Signal was pure audio either voice or music.
A need to review and will use the Tektronix 564B Tube Osc as that above was from the HP1741A.
Also added a better closeup of the pickup head as I now know how to do closeups with my Canon camera.
Going to do a test on my infinite fencing I have here and see what level I can produce and this will be on all the metal I can find, house rooves, tin sheds, cars, TV antenna, Grounds, Trees etc etc.
We need to know a lot more about our surrondings and what is really going on.
Smokey
Have been out of action for 2 weeks due to a small operation on my hand/arm but now back in business.
Have finished the 3rd Extra Coil as seen below, first on LHS is my 'accidental' which worked using the CSN data that showed the Secondary and Extra to be of nearly equal length, mid is using Eric's Math which didn't work and the 3rd is the extended using 11 awg vice 14 awg as used on the first.
Have just finished comparing the 3 with the NO COIL aerial I accidently discovered yesterday that you don't need a coil, just an Antenna and a good full wave 1N34 pickup head for the Headphones.
Listening today just on the wire appeared to be slightly louder.
I tried with the variable condenser in the circuit but better without.
# 1 coil was good with signal loud and clear, level 5
# 2 was barely audible and below level 1
# 3 about same as #1 possibly slightly better
An alligator clip wire of about 1' length just attached to the top of the Extra improved level slightly and a hand around that another slight improvement.
The new Extra has 56 turns where calculations show 50 as best so may have to do some tuning here.
Much work still to be done in this area.
The Oscilloscope picture is a comparison between 'Crystal Set' and a nearby Radio but I am unable to detect any difference from that shot and others taken were the same.
Signal was pure audio either voice or music.
A need to review and will use the Tektronix 564B Tube Osc as that above was from the HP1741A.
Also added a better closeup of the pickup head as I now know how to do closeups with my Canon camera.
Going to do a test on my infinite fencing I have here and see what level I can produce and this will be on all the metal I can find, house rooves, tin sheds, cars, TV antenna, Grounds, Trees etc etc.
We need to know a lot more about our surrondings and what is really going on.
Smokey
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