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Old November 4th 15, 02:52 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
Ian Jackson[_2_] Ian Jackson[_2_] is offline
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In message , John S
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On 11/4/2015 6:49 AM, Ian Jackson wrote:
In message , rickman writes



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUYI81dkEMA


When he's measuring towards the capacitor, won't the presence of his
hand be causing the loop to de-tune - hence less current?



Yes. But, is it measurable?


Being a high-Q circuit, I would think that a small amount of additional
C would cause considerable de-tuning.
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Ian