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Any recomends on a Auto tuner
Looking to purchase an auto antenna tuner that covers from approx 1.6 -
60Mhz. Predominantly for coax. Any suggestions? 73's |
Any recomends on a Auto tuner
Depends on how bad a mismatch and how much RF you're
going to cram through it. For easier setups, like a dipole and 100w, A LDG Z100 will work. Need more? Get an LDG AT200Pro or 100 pro. If you are QRP, try a Z11, also from LDG. I've had experience with all the above tuners (except the 200 which UPS left on my porch then got stolen.) Anyways, LDG makes a fair to excellent product line HOWEVER, My K2's internal tuner will tune a worse match than any of the listed LDG tuners. Of course if you want a KAT2 tuner, You'll need a K2 to install it in.... I know - you were just looking for an excuse to build a K2, right? Ken KG0WX |
Any recomends on a Auto tuner
"Howard W3CQH" wrote in message ... Looking to purchase an auto antenna tuner that covers from approx 1.6 - 60Mhz. Predominantly for coax. Any suggestions? 73's For price and performance, it is hard to beat the LDG Pro-series. 73 Jerry |
Any recomends on a Auto tuner
The LDG tuners are certainly durable. I still use an old AT-11, no
longer made, which just keeps on matching everything I throw at it. After a while, you don't even notice the "marbles in a Waring blender sound" when the relays tune. Hi Hi! -- Alan WA4SCA |
Any recomends on a Auto tuner
In article .com,
"KG0WX" wrote: Depends on how bad a mismatch and how much RF you're going to cram through it. For easier setups, like a dipole and 100w, A LDG Z100 will work. Need more? Get an LDG AT200Pro or 100 pro. If you are QRP, try a Z11, also from LDG. I've had experience with all the above tuners (except the 200 which UPS left on my porch then got stolen.) Anyways, LDG makes a fair to excellent product line HOWEVER, My K2's internal tuner will tune a worse match than any of the listed LDG tuners. Of course if you want a KAT2 tuner, You'll need a K2 to install it in.... I know - you were just looking for an excuse to build a K2, right? Ken KG0WX surprized that nobody mentioned the sgc tungers i've been using 2 for quite some time the mac200 and a sgc237 it tunes all bands/modes a tiny short dipole that i am using down to never more than 1.2swr tunes in a sec or so and well the 237 is mostly quite, but being roof mounted moot point the mac200 has usual relay noise on initial tune, brief click after but has way cool 4way antenna switch and swr /pwr meters!! and they tune w/rf by themselfs not that it's unique i also use ldg great stuff these 2 firms seem to kinda corner the market |
Any recomends on a Auto tuner
ml wrote:
surprized that nobody mentioned the sgc tungers My SGC-230 will tune everything including no antenna at all. I once forgot to install the coil and stinger on my mobile antenna. The SGC-230 faithfully tuned the three foot bottom section to resonance on 75m. :-) -- 73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp |
Any recomends on a Auto tuner
"Alan WA4SCA" wrote in message ... The LDG tuners are certainly durable. I still use an old AT-11, no longer made, which just keeps on matching everything I throw at it. After a while, you don't even notice the "marbles in a Waring blender sound" when the relays tune. Hi Hi! -- Alan WA4SCA I have the Pro100 and it will try to tune up a garage door! There are few things it won't try to tune. I have the Cobra Ultralite Senior antenna and I really enjoy the ability to go from 160-10 Meters with one wire antenna. 73 Jerry K4KWH |
Any recomends on a Auto tuner
I guess I should have been a little more specific. Since I live in an
antenna restricted community, I have been able to install (stealth) 360 ft loop, half of which is on my roof (wire thru TV insulated standoffs), and the rest of the loop in my attic, fed with RG8U at the center connector. Because of where the center connector of the antenna, and where my rig is located, I have to run approx, 70ft of coax feed. I am currently using an MFJ949 manual tuner, but that is getting to be a real pain when band switching at the transmitter, and am seeing approx 1.5:1 across all the bands, but I am sure that if I could remote the tuner to the center connector, I would get a better match. 73's "Howard W3CQH" wrote in message ... Looking to purchase an auto antenna tuner that covers from approx 1.6 - 60Mhz. Predominantly for coax. Any suggestions? 73's |
Any recomends on a Auto tuner
"Jerry" wrote in message .. I have the Pro100 and it will try to tune up a garage door! There are few things it won't try to tune. I have the Cobra Ultralite Senior antenna and I really enjoy the ability to go from 160-10 Meters with one wire antenna. 73 Jerry K4KWH Jerry I see you have a Cobra Ultralite senior what is your opinion of it I have just hade one shipped to the UK, what is your opinion of it? waiting for a good weekend to get it up in the air. |
Any recomends on a Auto tuner
Cecil Moore wrote in news:WkEXf.50615$2O6.49474
@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com: ml wrote: surprized that nobody mentioned the sgc tungers My SGC-230 will tune everything including no antenna at all. I once forgot to install the coil and stinger on my mobile antenna. The SGC-230 faithfully tuned the three foot bottom section to resonance on 75m. :-) Yeah, my MFJ 993B does the same thing, but the coax losses will KILL your signal! -- Dave Oldridge+ ICQ 1800667 |
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