"RHF" wrote in
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For One and All,

QUESTION - Shortwave Listening (SWL) Antenna Tuners
- - - Do You Have An Opinion ? - - -

Why Antenna Tuners Aren't Necessarily Useful for Shortwave Listening
http://www.nyx.net/~dgrunber/tuner.ssi
- - - by - - - Daniel A. Grunberg

Here is "Dan Grunberg's Home Page"
http://www.nyx.net/~dgrunber/

Welcome - Here are some of my documents that may interest you.

TOPIC - SHORTWAVE RADIO :

* Advice to Shortwave Newbies
(Useful sources of information and useful links)

* Minimal Antennas and Grounds
(Why they may be all you need)

* So You're Certain You Need an Outdoor Antenna
(With a link to a reasonable design)

* Why Antenna Tuners Aren't Necessarily Useful
for Shortwave Listening
(This article could save you some money)

* A Rambling Review of the Lowe HF-150
(A nice receiver)

* Nifty 48-Inch (122-cm) Whip Antenna
with a PL-259 Connector

* The Sony 7600G and Its Synchronous Detector
(Why sync detectors are worth having)

* Analog vs. Digital Receivers (an introduction)

* Preventing Wire Antennas from Breaking in the Wind


and that's Today's On-Topic Post - iane ~ RHF
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Nice on-topic post. A tuner isn't really necessary for impedance matching,
but it can act as a pre-selector if your receiver has a poor front end in it.
Which can help improve things in some situations.

SC