"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