"Sanjaya" wrote in message
ink.net...
I've read and heard both sides of the argument about
antenna tuners being great, or not helping at all and are
a waste of money.

IMHO..... for receive only I would not bother with one. If you want the
maximum signal transfer then a tuner will make the receiver see the proper
impedence... therefore more signal. Also more noise. Signal/noise ratio is
what matters for a receiver. I very rarely run my receivers without the RF
gain reduced 25-40% depending on noise.

In the last ARRL 160 meter CW contest I operated in....2001... I did not
have a beverage or any "special receive" antenna. Turns out a 5 element
Force12 Yagi for the 10 meter band @ 50 feet was the best.....lowest
signal/noise ratio....for most of the 1100 or so stations I worked. What was
the impedence mismatch? Beats me.... but it worked .

73 es DX Ken KG4BIG

"Ken Wilson" wrote in message ...

"Sanjaya" wrote in message
ink.net...
I've read and heard both sides of the argument about
antenna tuners being great, or not helping at all and are
a waste of money.

IMHO..... for receive only I would not bother with one. If you want the
maximum signal transfer then a tuner will make the receiver see the proper
impedence... therefore more signal. Also more noise. Signal/noise ratio is
what matters for a receiver. I very rarely run my receivers without the RF
gain reduced 25-40% depending on noise.

In the last ARRL 160 meter CW contest I operated in....2001... I did not
have a beverage or any "special receive" antenna. Turns out a 5 element
Force12 Yagi for the 10 meter band @ 50 feet was the best.....lowest
signal/noise ratio....for most of the 1100 or so stations I worked. What was
the impedence mismatch? Beats me.... but it worked .

73 es DX Ken KG4BIG


Thank you Ken.