{"id":16640,"date":"2026-03-02T16:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T10:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/techworld\/?p=16640"},"modified":"2026-03-02T16:00:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T10:30:31","slug":"easy-bitx-toko-transformers-in-toroidal-ones-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/techworld\/easy-bitx-toko-transformers-in-toroidal-ones-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy BITX: TOKO transformers in, toroidal ones ahead!"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_agRbIuWVXU?si=eRzQ0bHROdGjkKJw\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now the TOKO coils for 40m and 20m have been fixed. 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