In London, Billy and I visited Faraday's workshop in the Royal Institution. Poor Michael set up shop in the servants' quarters in the basement. The shop is still down there (behind glass and well-preserved now). The painting above depicts Faraday at work in his shack.
On display was the very first electrical transformer. And guess what guys: It was a toroid! Here is a picture of it:
I found one of Faraday's drawings of the toroidal transformer and its windings. It looks a lot like the drawings of Doug DeMaw! I'll scan it and post it tomorrow. Off to work now.
Re: 20 meter AM in 2024
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I just had a QSO on 20 meter AM! The station was KA1BWO in Idaho. The
frequency was about 14,160.
I used to operate 20 meter AM in the 60s and 70s all the t...
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