Whereas it has become de rigeur for remoate ATUs at the feedpoint of the
antenna,
tuning automatically, I wonder if anyone has historically done this by the
Armstrong***** method?

I ask because my shack is on the first floor in the front bedroom and the
antenna which I
wish to remotely tune is down the back garden.

Has anyone ever done this by the Armstrong method, by a series of wires,
pullies and
rods?

11 years ago, I availed myslef of a roller-coaster at the Flight Refuelling
Rally, and
it is high time to put it into use!

***** Armstrong method means manually!

"gareth" wrote in message ...


Whereas it has become de rigeur for remoate ATUs at the feedpoint of the
antenna,
tuning automatically, I wonder if anyone has historically done this by the
Armstrong***** method?

I did this a number of years ago when confronted by a homeowner's
association.

My antenna became a flagpole, insulated from ground and fed with a manual
ATU.

Since I mostly operate CW on HF, I had settings for the CW portion of each
band.

The only "armstrong" involved was that I had to go to the antenna to change
bands.

That really wasn't too bad.

On Fri, 9 Oct 2015, gareth wrote:


Whereas it has become de rigeur for remoate ATUs at the feedpoint of the
antenna,
tuning automatically, I wonder if anyone has historically done this by the
Armstrong***** method?

I ask because my shack is on the first floor in the front bedroom and the
antenna which I
wish to remotely tune is down the back garden.

Has anyone ever done this by the Armstrong method, by a series of wires,
pullies and
rods?

The only time I've seen "Armstrong" applied to antennas was to rotate it,
and then you had the mast coming through a hole in the roof so it was
convenient.

It's hard enough making sure water doesn't come in where coax feeds
through, it would be even worse with ropes going through the wall to
remote control things.

Rotating an antenna makes a certain amount of sense, since then you save
the cost of the rotator.

But remoting an antenna tuner means some small cheap motors to do the
work, and when scrounged, they won't cost much.

Michael

11 years ago, I availed myslef of a roller-coaster at the Flight Refuelling
Rally, and
it is high time to put it into use!

***** Armstrong method means manually!

"Wayne" wrote in message
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"gareth" wrote in message ...
Whereas it has become de rigeur for remoate ATUs at the feedpoint of the
antenna,
tuning automatically, I wonder if anyone has historically done this by the
Armstrong***** method?
I did this a number of years ago when confronted by a homeowner's
association.
My antenna became a flagpole, insulated from ground and fed with a manual
ATU.
Since I mostly operate CW on HF, I had settings for the CW portion of each
band.
The only "armstrong" involved was that I had to go to the antenna to
change bands.
That really wasn't too bad.

Inevitably that will be my approach until such times as remote control
arrives.

Now, as it happens, I do have the requisite skills both in hardware and
software to
conceive of something in those areas, but as a professional softy, I refrain
from
Busmens' holidays.

"Michael Black" wrote in message
news:alpine.LNX.2.02.1510092240350.12384@darkstar. example.org...

But remoting an antenna tuner means some small cheap motors to do the
work, and when scrounged, they won't cost much.


Yes, I've loads of those, and a fully-equipped (lathe, mill, etc)
metalworking
workshop to engineer such an arrangement, but currently it's devoted
entirely to a live steamer (Brian Wilson's book, "Steam Trains .... In Your
Garden)
for my 16mm narrow gauge gaden railway.

On Sat, 10 Oct 2015 10:42:07 +0100, gareth wrote:


Now, as it happens, I do have the requisite skills both in hardware and
software to
conceive of something in those areas, but as a professional softy, I
refrain
from
Busmens' holidays.

Imagine how peaceful Usenet would be if you'd ever bean a professional
halfwit.