Reg Edwards wrote:
So we need something different from and more sophisticated than the
conventional automatic tuner with its relatively simple magnitude and
phase-searching abilities.

I'll believe it when I see one which works.

Reg, I just opened up my 2006 MFJ catalog. They have
an "Automatic LoopTuner(TM)", the 300w MFJ-937. It's
designed for approximately 1/10WL loops.
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73, Cecil, http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp