More information can be found in the ARRL handbook, chapter 12, "Helical Resonators".
A second source to be mentioned is the "Handbook of Filter Synthesis" by Anatol I. Zverev, ISBN: 9780471749424
Instead of the tuning slug, a trimmer capacitor mayst be used. This has the advantage, that the helix is mechanically stabilised.
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