[Elmers] Building Mag Loop antenna

[Greg De Hoogh]

The rotor plates are on the same metal shaft, so the connection to them 
should be through the frame (verify this with an ohmmeter). It looks 
like the stator plates are connected to the bolts on the side, (again, 
verify with an ohmmeter)  and should be connected together to parallel 
the two sections. Be sure to insulate the frame from ground.

73, Greg N6PM

On 12/11/2021 12:18 PM, Robert Doty via Elmers wrote:
> I am trying to build a Mag Loop Antenna for use in HOA restricted housing.
> I have made the loop of 3/8"id copper pipe. the primary loop is RG58 
> coax. I was trying to use a length of the coax as a capacitor, but 
> found a reasonable priced open air variable capacitor.
> It is of course used and no instructions came with it. Did not realize 
> it was a ganged capacitor. I cannot figure out how to wire it. I want 
> the capacitors in parallel so I can have a wider frequency range.
> Used to be an electrician but this has me stumped. I have attached 
> photos of all sides of the capacitor. Any help would be very 
> gratefully appreciated.
> Thanks
> Bob
> N5KZV
>
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