heath tuner Faq

[Ron Bracklow]

Dave,

You let the Auto-Tuner tune itself first, then you apply power. Works real
slick!! It sure beats having to manual tune a tuner!! There really go your
finals!

Ron, N6PWW
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Edwards" <kd2e at COMCAST.NET>
To: <HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>
Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 3:49 PM
Subject: Re: heath tuner Faq


> 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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