Gerry, I do about the same as you in the tuning department. I use a Palstar
2000 but use a R F A P 2000 for the S W R/power meter. It's a bit slower
than the auto jobs I think but enjoyable for me. 73
Ed K7UC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerry Leary" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 5:59 AM
Subject: Re: auto antenna tuner
> If you have a LDG TW1 talking watt meter, you can do like I do, and that
> is
> I use an old heath kit Tuner and do it manually. It is easy and fun. It
> reminds me of the old Viking 2 days.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 10:33 AM
> Subject: Re: auto antenna tuner
>
>
>> John,
>>
>> Do they have an interface for the TS2000?
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 11:40
>> Subject: Re: auto antenna tuner
>>
>>
>>> The LDG tuners you can get an interface for and have for a long time, so
>>> you
>>> can hook it to the radio and use the tune button and it will drop the
>>> power
>>> and all.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 11:10 AM
>>> Subject: Re: auto antenna tuner
>>>
>>>
>>>> Steve,
>>>>
>>>> Well I did take a deep breath before ordering. While I have never had
>>>> a lot of MFJ stuff, the stuff I've had over the years has all worked
>>>> fine. I know others haven't been so lucky, but I've had this one over
>>>> 2 years with no problems.
>>>>
>>>> I can't compare to the LDG since I've never owned one. At the time of
>>>> purchase I did compare the specs for both. The LDG had 6 meter
>>>> coverage, but I work very little 6M and no amp, so no big deal. The
>>>> MFJ offered higher power (1.5K vs. 1K) as well as the ability to
>>>> automatically lower rf drive and change to cw for tuning, while the LDG
>>>> required you to do all that manually. The MFJ also had the amp relay
>>>> connections. Of course LDG may have something out today with more
>>>> features.
>>>>
>>>> Truth is, I've switched the MFJ and the Palstar manual tuner in and
>>>> out
>>>> of the system a number of times over the past 2 years. Each has it's
>>>> benefits. I would have loved a Palstar auto tuner, but too rich for
>>>> me. The Palstar auto had a motor driven roller inductor and either 1
>>>> or 2 moter driven caps. It just went out of production, but a new
>>>> one
>>>> is coming soon, although I've not seen any specs on it.
>>>>
>>>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>>>
>>>> On 9/17/2010 10:25 AM, Steve Dresser wrote:
>>>>> Steve,
>>>>>
>>>>> How do you think your MFJ auto-tuner stacks up against LDG's AT-1000?
>>>>> I'm
>>>>> sure the MFJ is cheaper, but based on things I've heard about other
>>>>> MFJ
>>>>> tuners, I wonder how reliable the internal components are.
>>>>>
>>>>> Steve
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Steve Forst"<[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> To:<[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 10:05
>>>>> Subject: Re: auto antenna tuner
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Butch,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have a MFJ-998 in the shack. I'd give it a 4 out of 5 rating. It
>>>>>> will handle 1500 watts, which is more then my AL-80B or THP solid
>>>>>> state
>>>>>> amp will put out. The problem I think you will find with auto
>>>>>> tuners
>>>>>> including the ones built into the radio is limited matching range due
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> the fixed values of L and C. You won't be able to load your
>>>>>> grandmother's walker on 40 meters.
>>>>>> It has a ton of memories and up and down L and C buttons so you can
>>>>>> find
>>>>>> a match manually if the auto function can't. An optional 20$ cable
>>>>>> will interface to many rigs, and when connected this way hitting the
>>>>>> auto tune button on the rig bypasses the internal tuner, puts the rig
>>>>>> into cw mode at low power for the tune process, then returns to
>>>>>> original mode and power when tuning is complete. If the amp relay
>>>>>> jacks on the tuner are connected between the amp and radio, the amp
>>>>>> will be bypassed during tune up. This relay is also supposed to
>>>>>> prevent the amp from keying in the event of a high swr, but I can't
>>>>>> say
>>>>>> that I've really tested this function fully.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There are some menus for which sighted help would be needed, but they
>>>>>> are the set it and forget it type of stuff. Things like swr point
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> which it should start looking for a better match, and swr point for
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> amp relay to bypass the amp.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>>>>>
>>>
>>
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