Degaussing Coil as a Loop style Antenna

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FleetingGlimpse
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Degaussing Coil as a Loop style Antenna

Post by FleetingGlimpse » Sat Dec 23, 2017 5:15 pm

Greetings,
If you happen to have,or able to locate a TV/Monitor (10 years Yester year Phase out) with a CRT, before you discard it,You can remove the Degaussing Coil located around the CRTube

The Coil can then be used as a Nifty loop style antenna for the RSP2-PRO Hi-Z port

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It is compact,no hassle,easy to implement and also can be moved around to suit preferences.

Of course there is the option of 'Rolling' your own loop style antenna.

I have been experimenting with a few different models of HF Based wire Aerials to see how well they perform.

Best Regards.

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g1hbe
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Re: Degaussing Coil as a Loop style Antenna

Post by g1hbe » Sun Dec 24, 2017 9:21 am

I spent 20 years in the TV repair trade and must have scrapped hundreds of clapped-out CTV's but it never entered my head to rescue the degaussing coils. This despite being a keen loop antenna user!

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Re: Degaussing Coil as a Loop style Antenna

Post by F1BJB » Wed Dec 27, 2017 11:00 am

Those multi turn loops have a drawback: parasitic capacitance.
It is very hard to get a decent tuning range with current variable capacitors.

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