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Old August 1st 07, 12:42 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
Bob Miller Bob Miller is offline
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Default What is the BEST ladder line tuner?

On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 17:00:19 -0400, "Rick (W-A-one-R-K-T)"
wrote:

On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:58:46 -0400, Fred McKenzie wrote:

Look for one of the old Johnson Kilowatt Matchboxes. They have a true
balanced output. There is no "balun" with a ferrite core to soak up
energy.


Good afternoon, Fred.

Yeah, I had one of those, sold it several years ago for $300, needed the
money at the time but probably should have hung on to it... :-(


Palstar is probably the best in parts quality, but pricey. Ten Tec has
an L-circuit design. I sent my last MFJ tuner back, a 989d, real iffy
in quality.

Another way to go would be to do a search on eBay; the old Heathkit
2040 tuners still auction at reasonable prices.

bob
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