Howdy Gerry. Well now your making me think. I use that meter several times
a day but I do it so automatic I don't have to think about it. There is two
knobs on front. two push buttons. One knob is the volume, the other is the
speed of C W, from about five to sixty W P m. The right push button tells
you the S W R. when pushed it makes dits and the closer while tuning the
faster the dits go and when tuned, steady tone. The left button tells you
the power through the meter. Oh yes, one more thing is that if your S W R
goes over three to one at anytime while Xmitting the meter sends V's until
you retune. There is two jacks on rear panel which you can hook to an Amp.
which shuts it down if the S W R gets over Three to one. I think I'm right
on that function but never use it so could be wrong. It's a wonderful
meter. Sorry for such a long winded explanation
73 Ed K7UC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerry Leary" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 6:07 AM
Subject: Re: auto antenna tuner
> Can you tell me more about the RF Applications meter?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ed Malmgren" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 11:04 AM
> Subject: Re: auto antenna tuner
>
>
>> Gerry, I don't use the meters on the tuner. The R F Applications P 2000
>> C
>> W
>> S W R/power meter does a great job. I think your set up would work the
>> same
>> way. 73
>> Ed K7UC
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Gerry Leary" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 8:33 AM
>> Subject: Re: auto antenna tuner
>>
>>
>>> What do you use to read the tuner?
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Ed Malmgren" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 7:43 AM
>>> Subject: Re: auto antenna tuner
>>>
>>>
>>>> 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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