[NostalgiaRadioTime]

You might be right, Warren!

After three attempts at rewinding that tickler on the OSC coil, all with the same shortwave result, I need some clarification. More like I need to eliminate the nagging feeling I'm doing it wrong....

According to Skyscraper, It is 27 turns, clockwise from the bottom, of 34, 36 or 38 gauge wire. Lug 1 goes to the top of the coil, lug 2 to the bottom.

Now that is with the bottom of the coil... the part with the mounting arm...looking up at you? Meaning, you solder the end of the wire from the spool on to lug 2, wind clockwise (again, with the bottom of the coil where the mounting arm is facing up at you) for 27 turns, and then cut the wire from the spool and solder that end on to lug 1?

With the coil upside down, the mounting arm facing you at the 6 o'clock position, you count the lugs clockwise starting at the lug just to the left of the mounting arm?

I know I've asked this before, and I know it's basic stuff, but with the luck I'm having I just want to be absolutely clear on which direction to start winding, where to start from and where to end.

Oh and I've been using 38 gauge wire. Is that good or bad?

And I did bake it at 200 degress for a little over an hour.

Thanks!