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elcut.c

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+/* Compile with gcc -Wall -o elcut elcut.c */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+int main (int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    if (argc == 4)
+    {
+        printf ("%f\n", (atof(argv[1]) - atof(argv[2])) / atof(argv[1]) * atof(argv[3]));
+        return (0);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        puts ("elcut is a resonant antenna tuning aid.");
+        puts ("elcut finds the length to cut based on the current and desired frequency.");
+        puts ("output is the length of an ideal cutoff");
+        puts ("remember the output is theoretical and subtract from it to avoid mistuning.\n");
+        puts ("Usage: elcut freq_desired freq_current length_current");
+        puts ("Example: elcut 28.33 25.55 2516");
+        puts ("Output should be: 246.893046");
+        return (1);
+    }
+}

iloc.c

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+/*
+ *   iloc.c -- Air-core coil design program
+ *
+ *         compile with:  cc -Wall -o iloc iloc.c -lm
+ *
+ *  Copyright (c) 2000, Eddie Kovelan and Sam Goldwasser
+ *  Dvoracek (c)2021
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <math.h>
+
+#define u 1.2566370621219E-6 // permeability of free space
+
+int main()
+{
+  /*
+   *    L = inductance in microhenries,
+   *  DIA = diameter of coil.
+   *  NOT = Number Of Turns
+   *    A = area of cross section
+   *   TS = turn spacing
+   * imed = intermediate temp variable
+   */
+
+  long double L, DIA, A, length, TS, NOT, imed;
+
+  printf("\n \
+    **********************************************************\n \
+    *  This program finds the required number of turns and   *\n \
+    *  length for an air-core inductor with specified        *\n \
+    *  inductance (uH), radius (mm), and turn spacing (mm).  *\n \
+    *  Valid for coils where diameter = length or longer.    *\n \
+    **********************************************************\n");
+
+  printf("\nEnter inductance (uH): ");
+  scanf("%Lf", &L);
+  printf("Enter diameter of coil (mm): ");
+  scanf("%Lf", &DIA);
+  printf("Enter turn spacing (mm per turn): ");
+  scanf("%Lf", &TS);
+
+  /* calculation of NOT (Number Of Turns) */
+  // first some unit conversion
+  L = L / 1000000;  // H --> µH
+  DIA = DIA / 1000; // m --> mm
+  TS = TS / 1000;   // m --> mm
+
+  // Meet the meat
+  A = M_PI * powl(DIA / 2, 2);
+  imed = L * (1 / u) / A;
+  NOT = imed * TS;
+  length = NOT * TS * 1000;
+
+  //The coil shall be 2.138090 in length (inches) and have 4.209364 turns.
+  printf("\nThe coil shall be %.1Lf mm in length and have %.1Lf turns.\n\n", length, NOT);
+}

tankfreq.c

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+/* Compile with gcc -Wall -o tankfreq tankfreq.c -lm */
+
+#include <math.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+int main (int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    if (argc == 3)
+    {
+        printf ("%f\n", 1 / (3.14159265358979324 * 2 * sqrt (atof(argv[1]) /
+            1000000 * atof(argv[2]) / 1000000)));
+        return (0);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        puts ("tankfreq is an LC tank resonance frequency calculator.");
+        puts ("output is frequency in Hz\n");
+        puts ("Usage: tankfreq microfarads microhenries");
+        puts ("Example: tankfreq 3.3 .86207");
+        puts ("Output should be: 94360.861167");
+        return (1);
+    }
+}