Steve:
This is also very valuable information, but your e-mail ended in mid
sentence, unless Jaws is reading it incorrectly.
You said something about "I have since switched to", ... and that was it.
73 from Tom Behler: Kb8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 8:23 AM
Subject: Re: manual tuners?
Yeah, I think I had the MFJ 986 and sold it to somebody else on this list.
IF
I remember right, the 986 has a ganged capacitor that handles both the input
and output functions, so you only have two knobs to play with. If I
remember
the model correctly, it has a tapped inductor, so you only have set tap
poiints that you select, then you use the capacitor knob to do your final
adjustment.
It is a convenient system, and probably is rated to handle higher power, at
the time I never ran more than 200 watts into it. The disadvantage is there
isn't a lot of inductance to handle large mismatches, it will work on just
about anything 80 and above, but don't expect it to work on 160 meters.
I replaced it with another MFJ model, that had the capability for long-wire
and open-wire feeds (as did the 986). I think both tuners had at least one
position that was straight-through so you could go directly to, say, a
tribander without going through the tuner.
I since have switched to a
----- Original Message -----
From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 10:44 PM
Subject: manual tuners?
Hi, folks.
Well, as a first step to improving my set-up here at the new home QTH, I'm
seriously considering the purchase of a better manual tuner than the MFJ
901B versatuner that I now have.
I'm looking for a tuner that will handle more than 100 watts, since I
eventually may purchase some sort of an amp. I'm also looking for a
blind-friendly manual tuner with a bypass switch.
I have been corresponding with one of the guys from HRO in Denver, and he
recommends two possibilities. They are:
The MFJ-986 (at $349.95) and
the MFJ-989 (at $389.95).
Have any of you guys had experience with either of these tuners? Are there
similarly-priced models of better quality that I should also check into?
Thanks, and 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ, Louisville, CO
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