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neon indicator · 28th Jun 2011, 11:59 pm

maybe some easy to wind functional equivalent is possible?

I'll try the coil and ferrite bar out of a €5 radio and see what modification is needed. Maybe two of them on one bar. If so, that can be wound, though no idea where to buy Litz wire. Solid enamel wire isn't as good, though I have wound RF PA transformers by twisting 10 strands of enamel wire and then winding with that.

Re: AM/FM Radio switch off: Yes the publicity was misleading. Maybe that was someone's ploy to get people excited so that it would be harder to "really" set a date. The back-peddling has been extensive, even during last Government.

28th Jun 2011, 11:59 pm	#6
neon indicator Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Co. Limerick, Ireland. Posts: 1,183	Re: The BBC 1-Valver - 2 maybe some easy to wind functional equivalent is possible? I'll try the coil and ferrite bar out of a €5 radio and see what modification is needed. Maybe two of them on one bar. If so, that can be wound, though no idea where to buy Litz wire. Solid enamel wire isn't as good, though I have wound RF PA transformers by twisting 10 strands of enamel wire and then winding with that. Re: AM/FM Radio switch off: Yes the publicity was misleading. Maybe that was someone's ploy to get people excited so that it would be harder to "really" set a date. The back-peddling has been extensive, even during last Government.