Hi Steve,

Thanks for the info.  As long as I can put dymo tape on that will be fine.

Now all I need to do is decide which one to get.

Thanks again.



On 12 Jul 2008 at 22:09, Steve Forst wrote:

> Hi Keith,
> 
> There are no stops on the capacitors, and in fact they are multi-turn. 
> >From any particular point, to turn the knob and get back to that original 
> point, requires 6 turns of the knob.
> 
> Of course, without some tactile markings, you would be lost.  Behind each 
> large knob is a larger skirt that turns along with the knob, and has numbers 
> printed on it, which a sighted person would line up with a mark on the 
> panel behind the skirt.
> 
> I put dymo tape numbers on the skirt and keep a cheat sheet so I can 
> reproduce settings for various frequencies.   The roller inductor is 36 
> turns, stop to stop.  Counting turns isn't that hard, since everything I 
> need to tune 80-10 meters is   within 14 turns from one stop, and 160 is 
> within 3 or 4 turns from the other stop.
> 
> 73, Steve KW3A
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Keith Barrett" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 5:39 PM
> Subject: Re: palstar aerial tuners
> 
> 
> > Hi Steve
> >
> > Thanks for your comments.
> >
> > Do the capacitors have stops at the end of their travel?
> >
> > Did you put any markings on to get to the rough position before tuning?
> >
> > I find it easier if there are stops so that you know whether you are near 
> > the
> > maximum capacity.
> >
> >
> > thanks
> >
> 
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