06-06-2021, 08:17 PM
To make your antenna ....
Set the radio onto a thick (1"+) piece of wood (anything will work, softer is easier to cut) and trace the pattern.
Knowing the thickness of the cabinet, redraw your tracing, but smaller to take the cabinet into account.
Cut the pattern with a band or jig saw and use this wood as the pattern
Put double sided tape around the pattern
Wrap your wire around the wood pattern and stick it to the tape
When you have more than enough wraps (based on your photo) stop./
Put strips of hot glue or similar across the windings to hold them in place.
Cut the wood out or slide the loop off , wrap it in several places with clear tape to keep it together and install it inside the cabinet.
If your pattern was properly cut, the coil should be a tight press fit.
Test the set and reduce the number of wraps until the set works best.
Set the radio onto a thick (1"+) piece of wood (anything will work, softer is easier to cut) and trace the pattern.
Knowing the thickness of the cabinet, redraw your tracing, but smaller to take the cabinet into account.
Cut the pattern with a band or jig saw and use this wood as the pattern
Put double sided tape around the pattern
Wrap your wire around the wood pattern and stick it to the tape
When you have more than enough wraps (based on your photo) stop./
Put strips of hot glue or similar across the windings to hold them in place.
Cut the wood out or slide the loop off , wrap it in several places with clear tape to keep it together and install it inside the cabinet.
If your pattern was properly cut, the coil should be a tight press fit.
Test the set and reduce the number of wraps until the set works best.
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