heath tuner Faq

[Dave Edwards]

A bit slow though...I used to start sweating for my finals while the motors
hunted for the best spot.
...Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Randy Kaeding" <rkaeding at HEATHKIT.COM>
To: <HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>
Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 4:20 PM
Subject: Re: heath tuner Faq


> Karl:
>
> Yes, Heath did make an automatic antenna tuner. It was the model SA-2500
(I
> think). I have one at home somewhere in my achives. It used motors and
each
> bacd could be preset to optimum with pots.
>
> Randy, K8TMK
> "One of the Hams (still) at Heathkit"
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Heathkit Owners and Collectors List
> [mailto:HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV]On Behalf Of Karl Schulte
> Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 2:22 PM
> To: HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV
> Subject: heath tuner Faq
>
>
> Dear Heath Fans,
>
> Several emails have reached me about antenna tuner questions.  Heath made
a
> remaote tuner, not an autotuner, long ago. I have one, unbuilt, in
storage,
> that a few folks were interested in. But there was confusion as to type
and
> definition of auto tuner, and why one would have or not have motors and/or
> microprocessors. Here is a quick info Faq on this.  I was part of Motorla
> MICOM HF-SSB team that invented the modern Microprocessor tuner (no
motors,
> only relays and L/C elements in a sort of binary number arrangement. This
> was
> later imitated by SGC and a similar one was/is made by ICOM, both of which
> work very well in a HAm environment. On the other hand, long ago, Heath
made
> an antenna tuner to match antennas out in the yard, by remote control, so
> you
> could be at your desk, key transmitter, watch your SWR meter and tune both
L
> and C elements out in your yard while you were indoors by the control box,
> your rig and nice and warm. When SWR went down you would see it on swr
> bridge
> by radio. As it is in storage, I can't remember the model number, but when
I
> dig down thru boxes and find it, it will be offered to the ham who spoke
> first, then to others if he declines.
> Hope this helps clear up the confusion.
>
> 73
>
> Karl
>
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