[Boatanchors] NEED ANTENNA GURU

[Bill Marx]

Hi Bruce,
I am not familiar with those but I do have an Icom AH-4 that matches about anything. Automatic External units will match mostly
anything I suspect, the same as manual units.

The tuners in the rigs are for the final touch to squeak every last bit of power from the finals and not to load long wires and the
like.
Bill Marx W2CQ

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Sugarberg" <bsugarberg at core.com>
To: "Bill Marx" <bmarx at bellsouth.net>
Cc: <BOATANCHORS at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>
Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 8:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] NEED ANTENNA GURU


> Hello,
>
> What about the LDG AT-11 external auto antenna tuner?
> How does it compare to the ones built-in to today's rigs?
>
> What about the MFJ 914 "AutoTuner Extender" that "Greatly
> extends your automatic tuner's matching range.  Match nearly
> any antenna automatically."  How well does it work?
>
> 73, Bruce Sugarberg WA8TNC
> ==========================
> Bill Marx wrote:
> >
> > Hello Brian,
> > The autotuners in todays rigs are not meant to tune up wires or untuned antennas. They are only meant to tweak antennas. If it
is
> > over 2.5 to 1 your going to have trouble and can damage your rig.
> > Bill Marx W2CQ
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Brian Carling" <bcarling at CFL.RR.COM>
> > To: <BOATANCHORS at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>
> > Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 7:28 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] NEED ANTENNA GURU
> >
> > > On 20 Apr 2002 at 23:06, Gary Schafer wrote:
> > >
> > > > 15 meters works fine from the 40 meter section.
> > >
> > > It's interesting that you are supposed to be able to do that, yety my 40 meter
> > > dipole will not tune to resonance on 15m using the auto-tuner in an Icom 746.
> > >
> > > Overall I am really disappointed in the autotuners I have tried in two different solid
> > > state rigs - a TS570DG and an IC746.
> > >
> > > However, I have to say that the tuner in the TS570DG was sligfhtly better than the
> > > Icom.
> > >
> > > I am having to use a manual tuner. Tube finals have SO many advantages!
> > >
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