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xtgaby
Feb 41 min read
Combining FT240 and FT140 cores And theire AL values
Did you know that an FT140 core fits exactly in an FT240 core? FT240 - 31 with 2 x5 turns (upper picture left) FT240 - 43 with 2 x5 turns...
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xtgaby
Oct 28, 20241 min read
1:49 balun with FT400-43 material and the influence of the winding method on the measurement results.
6 windings together and 8 windings distributed over the core Windings distributed over the core Schematic: First measurement:...
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xtgaby
Aug 18, 20241 min read
Wall-mounted loop antenna
To reduce interference from man-made noise, I often use a loop antenna which is known for its ability to decrease unwanted signals. I...
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xtgaby
Jul 18, 20241 min read
Vertical antenna with 2 elevated radials for the 20 meter band.
A pole of 10 meters is used. From the top to the middle (feedpoint) 5 meters of 2.5 mm² is used. From the middle (feedpoint) two radials...
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xtgaby
Jun 29, 20241 min read
How the ATU was build
Bottom view: Top view: Schematic diagram Air coils: Wire diameter = 0.8 mm Diameter pen = 9.7 mm L1 = 2 turns L2 = 3 turns L3 = 5...
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xtgaby
Jun 15, 20242 min read
Measurements to determine practical losses in an ATU (Antenna Tuning Unit).
I built two identical tuners to go from 50 Ohms to a complex impedance and then back to 50 Ohms. This makes it easy to measure the...
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xtgaby
Dec 5, 20232 min read
Guanella 1/4 balun 1 core versus 2 separated cores.
It was my friend Eric ONBEW who drew my attention to a number of articles (from G3TXQ, DJ0IP and W7EL), which mentioned that a 1/4...
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xtgaby
Aug 26, 20231 min read
Receiving loop antenna for indoor or portable use revised version.
New version Old version I changed the shape from square to circle. Height and width of the loop are 1 meter. This means that one...
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xtgaby
Jun 17, 20232 min read
Epiloog
Allereerst wil ik iedereen bedanken voor de vele reacties en aanmoedigingen. De vele bezoeken aan mijn blog waren een drijfveer om de...
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xtgaby
Jun 13, 20231 min read
Aankomst in Santiago!
Maandag 12 juni Deze morgen ben ik om 7 uur gestart met wandelen omdat ik graag vroeg wilde aankomen in Santiago. De stad komt in...
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xtgaby
Jun 11, 20231 min read
You'll never walk alone
Zondag 11 juni Wat een verschil met de Norte, net alsof je deelneemt aan een populaire wandeltocht. Hortensia's komen hier in alle...
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xtgaby
Jun 10, 20231 min read
Sint-Pieters-Kapelle
Sint-Pieters-Kapelle deelgemeente van Middelkerke, voor alle duidelijkheid, want er bestaat ook een Sint-Pieters-Kapelle in het...
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xtgaby
Jun 9, 20231 min read
Elke dag ontmoet je nieuwe mensen
Vrijdag 9 juni Deze morgen was ik om 7.15 reeds op weg. De 25 km zij er 27 geworden, maar het stijgen viel achteraf gezien best mee. Ik...
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xtgaby
Jun 8, 20231 min read
Stempeljacht
Donderdag 8 juni Vandaag startte ik een etappe van 40 km. De slaapplaats lag jammer genoeg niet in het midden. Het was een korte trip...
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xtgaby
Jun 8, 20231 min read
100!!!
Woensdag 7 juni Bij de aankomst vandaag heb ik nog even verder gestapt. Ik vermoedde namelijk dat er wel een aanduiding zou staan op...
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xtgaby
Jun 8, 20231 min read
Rust(ig) dagje
Dinsdag 6 juni Vandaag liep de route van As Paredes naar Vilalba. De tocht was vlak en amper 15 km. Ik heb veel genoten van de schaduw...
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xtgaby
Jun 5, 20231 min read
Aladin
Maandag 5 juni Vandaag droog, zonnig en bijgevolg dus warm weer. Midden in het bos kwam ik een levensgrote lamp van Aladin tegen. Ik heb...
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xtgaby
Jun 5, 20231 min read
Counting down
Zondag 4 juni Nog precies 150 km! Het was droog weer, duidelijk te zien aan het stof op mijn schoenen. Bewolkt en mistig vandaag. Ik ben...
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xtgaby
Jun 3, 20231 min read
Galicië
Zaterdag 3 juni Vanaf nu zien de aanduidingen er zo uit. Eveneens staat de rest afstand tot Santiago telkens vermeld. Die ziet er beter...
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xtgaby
Jun 2, 20231 min read
Rustdag
Vrijdag 2 juni Gisterenavond heb ik samen de aperitief genomen met Ester en haar nicht uit Argentinië (onze wegen kruisten regelmatig)....
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