"Tom Sevart" wrote in news:c09us1$14cdhd$1@ID-
52518.news.uni-berlin.de:

Adjustable caps? They're everywhere.

You can get them out of old transistor radios.


Yeah, little cruddy ones. Big news - the metal frame variables are easily
had and for cheap. Any reports of their demise is highly exagerrated. Try
Antique Electronic Supply or Fair Radio, for starters.

"donutbandit" wrote in message
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Yeah, little cruddy ones. Big news - the metal frame variables are easily
had and for cheap. Any reports of their demise is highly exagerrated. Try
Antique Electronic Supply or Fair Radio, for starters.


Little cruddy ones? They are the right size for many different QRP
applications.


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Tom Sevart N2UHC
Frontenac, KS
http://www.geocities.com/n2uhc

"Tom Sevart" wrote in
:

Yeah, little cruddy ones. Big news - the metal frame variables are
easily had and for cheap. Any reports of their demise is highly
exagerrated. Try Antique Electronic Supply or Fair Radio, for
starters.


Little cruddy ones? They are the right size for many different QRP
applications.


True - but the thread is about a large, wood framed loop antenna using a
large metal framed air cap.