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Return to top of page · Post #: 1 · Written at 12:38:28 AM on 23 May 2014.
	Art Location: Somewhere, USA Member since 22 October 2013 Member #: 1437 Postcount: 896
Hi Guys, I just found this on an electronics forum and thought it was cool. A fellow in a country where a tuning gang is unavailable made this Image Link Image Link

Return to top of page · Post #: 2 · Written at 12:54:46 AM on 23 May 2014.
	GTC Location: Sydney, NSW Member since 28 January 2011 Member #: 823 Postcount: 6687
Nice work there!

Return to top of page · Post #: 3 · Written at 7:12:27 AM on 23 May 2014.
	Brad Administrator Location: Naremburn, NSW Member since 15 November 2005 Member #: 1 Postcount: 7302
Looks good though it is a bit hard to see as the photo is the size of a postage stamp and this seems to happen with many of the photos that members put on Photobucket these days. Or am I doing something wrong there? ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ A valve a day keeps the transistor away...

Return to top of page · Post #: 4 · Written at 9:24:25 AM on 23 May 2014.
	Marcc Location: Wangaratta, VIC Member since 21 February 2009 Member #: 438 Postcount: 5254
Methinks that the system may be set to view them as thumbnails? Mine came up near standard print size, big screen.

Return to top of page · Post #: 5 · Written at 1:11:33 PM on 23 May 2014.
	GTC Location: Sydney, NSW Member since 28 January 2011 Member #: 823 Postcount: 6687
The size was okay for me, but I find that many of Art's other images are too small to discern details easily. So, there's a viewing config issue somewhere.

Return to top of page · Post #: 6 · Written at 1:21:00 PM on 23 May 2014.
	Damien T Location: Perth, WA Member since 24 February 2014 Member #: 1515 Postcount: 23
Imgur seems to be the best image host at the moment. Sign in optional, images stay up as long as there is at least 1 view every six months. Original image sizes 4000px+ automatically compressed to 1mb

Return to top of page · Post #: 7 · Written at 2:30:06 PM on 23 May 2014.
	Brad Administrator Location: Naremburn, NSW Member since 15 November 2005 Member #: 1 Postcount: 7302
Oddly enough, I can see large photos on my small laptop, which I use when I am on public transport. All my machines run IE11 so dunno what is going on there. Perhaps it is at my end. ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ A valve a day keeps the transistor away...

Return to top of page · Post #: 8 · Written at 3:34:02 PM on 23 May 2014.
	Simplex Location: Bathurst, NSW Member since 7 August 2008 Member #: 336 Postcount: 391
Thanks for the photos Art, very nicely made and a credit to the constructor. During the WW2 years prisoners of war in various places had to make their own tuning capacitors but nothing like the standard that one.

Return to top of page · Post #: 9 · Written at 12:01:08 AM on 28 May 2014.
	DJ Oz Location: Central Coast, NSW Member since 18 April 2014 Member #: 1554 Postcount: 215
Timely Post.... as I've been pondering those things & tuning coils & IF's too ...food for thought there. Thanks Art

Return to top of page · Post #: 10 · Written at 11:39:38 AM on 28 May 2014.
	Art Location: Somewhere, USA Member since 22 October 2013 Member #: 1437 Postcount: 896
I'm trying to send him a dual gang capacitor. I don't think he even knows the commercial ones have bearings so it'll make his day. I just hope it isn't going to cost a fortune to send! He's now looking to make a shortwave radio.

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