We are adding a new section to the KCARC website, calling it The Elmer Page. This is where articles and information from club members and contributers can be found on operating, experimenting, or just general recommendations.

Excerpt: When I began this experiment, I knew that spiral coils worked well for antenna end loading but was troubled by the often-found advice that "end loading with coils just isn’t practical". I had no idea that spiral coils performed so much better than helical when used as end loading devices.

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