Which Tuner??
 

I have an IC735 that I use on Amateur and some other bands (licensed).
Which
"tuner" will cover all HF bands? How about my IC706 MkIIG? Which one
works on all bands for that radio as well?


Tnx es 73,

Jerry
K4KWH

I use an SGC SG230 tuner on my boat and it is excellent I use it with
an IC706.

Mike VE3FGU

I use an SGC SG230 tuner on my boat and it is excellent I use it with
an IC706.

Mike VE3FGU

On Sun, 9 Nov 2003 23:00:04 -0500, "Jerry Oxendine"
wrote:

I have an IC735 that I use on Amateur and some other bands (licensed).
Which
"tuner" will cover all HF bands? How about my IC706 MkIIG? Which one
works on all bands for that radio as well?


Tnx es 73,

Jerry
K4KWH


Jerry, not sure I understand the question. I mean, most tuners, manual
or automatic, cover all hf frequencies -- tho' some are better at 160m
than others. But most have no problem with 80 through 10. My mfj989c
easily handles all hf bands -- it tunes a 44 ft. dipole on every band
from 30m-10m. If it were longer, I could get 40 and 80, too.

Of course, if the antenna is horrible, the tuner won't cover any of
the bands :-)

Bob
k5qwg

On Sun, 9 Nov 2003 23:00:04 -0500, "Jerry Oxendine"
wrote:

I have an IC735 that I use on Amateur and some other bands (licensed).
Which
"tuner" will cover all HF bands? How about my IC706 MkIIG? Which one
works on all bands for that radio as well?


Tnx es 73,

Jerry
K4KWH


Jerry, not sure I understand the question. I mean, most tuners, manual
or automatic, cover all hf frequencies -- tho' some are better at 160m
than others. But most have no problem with 80 through 10. My mfj989c
easily handles all hf bands -- it tunes a 44 ft. dipole on every band
from 30m-10m. If it were longer, I could get 40 and 80, too.

Of course, if the antenna is horrible, the tuner won't cover any of
the bands :-)

Bob
k5qwg

"Bob Miller" wrote in message
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On Sun, 9 Nov 2003 23:00:04 -0500, "Jerry Oxendine"
wrote:

I have an IC735 that I use on Amateur and some other bands (licensed).
Which
"tuner" will cover all HF bands? How about my IC706 MkIIG? Which one
works on all bands for that radio as well?


Tnx es 73,

Jerry
K4KWH


Jerry, not sure I understand the question. I mean, most tuners, manual
or automatic, cover all hf frequencies -- tho' some are better at 160m
than others. But most have no problem with 80 through 10. My mfj989c
easily handles all hf bands -- it tunes a 44 ft. dipole on every band
from 30m-10m. If it were longer, I could get 40 and 80, too.

Of course, if the antenna is horrible, the tuner won't cover any of
the bands :-)

Bob
k5qwg

Bob,

I actually wondering about specific tuners. Which ones
are particularly for the IC735 and which ones work best
for the 706. Not being familiar with them, I am trying to
avoid having to adapt plugs, etc. The 735 plug is square,
the 706 had a thin plug with a shape at one end. Just
was not awake when I posted this, eh?

Also, I am told that some tuners don't do full coverage
1.8-30 MHZ, but have "gaps" at certain freqs. I have never used an
auto-tuner before, so I was looking to see
what's available for these radios.

&3

Jerry
K4KWH

"Bob Miller" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 9 Nov 2003 23:00:04 -0500, "Jerry Oxendine"
wrote:

I have an IC735 that I use on Amateur and some other bands (licensed).
Which
"tuner" will cover all HF bands? How about my IC706 MkIIG? Which one
works on all bands for that radio as well?


Tnx es 73,

Jerry
K4KWH


Jerry, not sure I understand the question. I mean, most tuners, manual
or automatic, cover all hf frequencies -- tho' some are better at 160m
than others. But most have no problem with 80 through 10. My mfj989c
easily handles all hf bands -- it tunes a 44 ft. dipole on every band
from 30m-10m. If it were longer, I could get 40 and 80, too.

Of course, if the antenna is horrible, the tuner won't cover any of
the bands :-)

Bob
k5qwg

Bob,

I actually wondering about specific tuners. Which ones
are particularly for the IC735 and which ones work best
for the 706. Not being familiar with them, I am trying to
avoid having to adapt plugs, etc. The 735 plug is square,
the 706 had a thin plug with a shape at one end. Just
was not awake when I posted this, eh?

Also, I am told that some tuners don't do full coverage
1.8-30 MHZ, but have "gaps" at certain freqs. I have never used an
auto-tuner before, so I was looking to see
what's available for these radios.

&3

Jerry
K4KWH

Tuners of the same type, L, T, Pi, are all the same.

The trick is to choose the antenna and feedline to suit the tuner.

Tuners of the same type, L, T, Pi, are all the same.

The trick is to choose the antenna and feedline to suit the tuner.

On Thu, 13 Nov 2003 12:14:55 -0500, "Jerry Oxendine"
wrote:


"Bob Miller" wrote in message
.. .
On Sun, 9 Nov 2003 23:00:04 -0500, "Jerry Oxendine"
wrote:

I have an IC735 that I use on Amateur and some other bands (licensed).
Which
"tuner" will cover all HF bands? How about my IC706 MkIIG? Which one
works on all bands for that radio as well?


Tnx es 73,

Jerry
K4KWH


Jerry, not sure I understand the question. I mean, most tuners, manual
or automatic, cover all hf frequencies -- tho' some are better at 160m
than others. But most have no problem with 80 through 10. My mfj989c
easily handles all hf bands -- it tunes a 44 ft. dipole on every band
from 30m-10m. If it were longer, I could get 40 and 80, too.

Of course, if the antenna is horrible, the tuner won't cover any of
the bands :-)

Bob
k5qwg

Bob,

I actually wondering about specific tuners. Which ones
are particularly for the IC735 and which ones work best
for the 706. Not being familiar with them, I am trying to
avoid having to adapt plugs, etc. The 735 plug is square,
the 706 had a thin plug with a shape at one end. Just
was not awake when I posted this, eh?

Looking at page 21 of my 735 manual, the Icom AT-150 auto antenna
tuner is the tuner designed for the 735. Use the accessory cable
supplied with that tuner.

Also, the 735 will take the Icom IC-AT100 or AT500, but you need the
OPC-118 interface cable.

All three tuners work automatically with voltage supplied by the 735.

It doesn't say how continuous the hf coverage is, tho'.

Bob
k5qwg






Also, I am told that some tuners don't do full coverage
1.8-30 MHZ, but have "gaps" at certain freqs. I have never used an
auto-tuner before, so I was looking to see
what's available for these radios.

&3

Jerry
K4KWH