Trippy, I have two M F J tuners which I don't use any longer due to their
power rateings, one is a 941 E and the other is a 969 E, both tuners worked
very well. The first taps the coil with a switch and the second uses a
rotery inductor. 73
Ed K7UC
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From: "Harry Brown" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2012 3:31 PM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: I feel absolutely hopeless about hf, thinking of just letting
my license, go
> Ed,
> Have you used the mfj 949e?
> Does it have the knob that clicks on it? I know the 941 I use to have =
> did.
> Trippy, ac8s
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: Ed Malmgren=20
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Friday, June 15, 2012 3:54 PM
> Subject: Re: I feel absolutely hopeless about hf, thinking of just =
> letting my license, go
>
>
> Trippy, I was mostley refering to a manual tuner such as a Palstar or =
> a M F=20
> J which I have used both and work well. You do need some way of =
> setting the=20
> tuner like a S W R or perhaps a noise bridge and then some quite poor =
>
> antennas do work. 73
> Ed K7UC
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Harry Brown" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, June 15, 2012 11:19 AM
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: I feel absolutely hopeless about hf, thinking of just =
> letting=20
> my license, go
>
> > Hi Ed,
> > When you say wide range, are you refering to a manual antenna tuner?
> > Autotuners are very fickle, I've found that out!
> > Trippy
> > ----- Original Message -----=3D20
> > From: Ed Malmgren=3D20
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2012 10:16 PM
> > Subject: Re: I feel absolutely hopeless about hf, thinking of just =
> =3D
> > letting my license, go
> >
> >
> > Could it be that a wide range ant tuner would make some of those =
> you =3D
> > have=3D20
> > tried work. I have used some crazy ants in my day with pretty good =
> =3D
> > results.=3D20
> > Good luck and 73
> > Ed K7UC
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------
> > From: "Harry Brown" <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2012 8:00 PM
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: I feel absolutely hopeless about hf, thinking of just =
> letting =3D
> > my=3D20
> > license, go
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > > Well, the subject line says alot of it.
> > > Folks, where do I start?
> > > I have been a ham for 35 years, and I now live in an apartment, =
> =3D
> > which is =3D3D
> > > all concrete and steel.
> > > Here's what I've done so far.
> > > I've tryed isopoles antennas, I've tryed dipoles, I've tryed =
> moble =3D
> > =3D3D
> > > antennas.
> > > Tonight, I tryed putting up the trap 80 40 dipole antenna.
> > > Receives great on 40, and especially, on 20!
> > > What no matter what antenna I use, no matter which antenna, all I =
> =3D
> > get on =3D3D
> > > my kenwood 570 is the cw that says swr.
> > > So, I'm screwed.
> > > I've spent hundreds of dollars on different antennas, and what a =
> =3D
> > waste =3D3D
> > > of money!
> > > I even use the kt1 auto tuner and hooked up a piece of copper =
> wire, =3D
> > and =3D3D
> > > just threw it over the balcony railing!
> > > All I can say is, who cares any more.
> > > If I would have known 35 years ago, this is what my hobby would =
> =3D
> > become, =3D3D
> > > I probably might not have got my license.
> > > I can't use the handiham w0eqo or w0zsw hf remote base, because I =
> =3D
> > have =3D3D
> > > it and everything I need to log in, and Joe, n3ain tryed to help =
> me =3D
> > with =3D3D
> > > it, and nothing.
> > > Then, when I finally was able to log in, no key strokes would =
> work.
> > > My friend, has an echo link software on his computer, and there =
> is =3D
> > an hf =3D3D
> > > remote base on echo link, kb8zgl, but when we try to connect to =
> it, =3D
> > we =3D3D
> > > get the ID, but nothing else, no audio from hf at all.
> > > I hope those of you who do have hf enjoy it for me, and enjoy it, =
> =3D
> > =3D3D
> > > because there might come a time, where you will live somewhere =
> like =3D
> > I =3D3D
> > > do.
> > > It might sound like I'm complaining, and maybe, I am, but more =
> and =3D
> > more =3D3D
> > > hams like me now, and more and more, as we all get older, will.
> > > I miss being able to get on hf any time, just like I could in the =
> =3D
> > late =3D3D
> > > 70s, with my good old hw101, which would work with any, and I =
> mean =3D
> > any =3D3D
> > > antenna, and it didn't care what the swr was
> > > 73,
> > > Trippy, ac8s
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