[Boatanchors] NEED ANTENNA GURU

[Bruce Sugarberg]

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
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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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