100 watts on 75 meters in the summer works fine, when the QRN level is low.
Often this is in the mornings until the band closes, and in the evenings
until sunset.
CW covers up a lot of power issues.
See the QRP stations.


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of John Miller
Sent: Monday, May 04, 2015 9:42 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Question about Auto Antenna Tuners

Matt, while unlimited funds must be nice to have, I'll never know, I know
people who are on 75 meters every single day with 100 watts with no
complaints or problems except a select few who probably would pick on them
no matter what they did. Reminds me of my days on CB radio.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan R. Downing" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, May 04, 2015 10:08 AM
Subject: Re: Question about Auto Antenna Tuners


> Matt, if you operate any 40 and/or 75 meters during the summer months,
> 1500
> watts is very important.  I get to suffer thru trying to copy guys on 
> both bands during summer on various groups, and those stations running 
> 500 watts or less are next to impossible to hear.  Of course they 
> aren't trying to copy themselves so they have no direct way of knowing 
> just how painful it is.  When operating the low bands during the 
> summer, there is no such thing as running too much power, Hi.  I 
> recommend getting the biggest amp that you can physically fit in your 
> shack.
>
> Alan - N7MIT
>
>
>
>
>
> Alan R. Downing
> Phoenix, AZ
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators 
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Matthew Chao
> Sent: Monday, May 04, 2015 6:25 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Question about Auto Antenna Tuners
>
> Hi, Butch.  Don't plan to get an amp anytime soon; may want to go up 
> to about 500 watts max in the future, but certainly not 1500.--Matt, 
> N1IBB.
>
> At 11:50 AM 5/3/2015 -0700, you wrote:
>>There is no way it will be that broad banded.  A sull half wave dipole 
>>will usually cover about 200 kc of the band between 2 to one points.  
>>As far as external tuners, ldg makes a good one, depends on how much 
>>power you need it to handle.  If you don't have an amp, I think around 
>>the
>>$200 or less should get you something that would work.
>>73
>>Butch
>>WA0VJR
>>Node 3148
>>Wallace, ks.
>>
>>
>>On Sun, 3 May
>>2015, Matthew Chao wrote:
>>
>> > Hi, butch.  Antenna has an estimated 12-1 SWR at 3.600MHZ, but it 
>> > drops to 4-1 at 3.8MHZ.  Supposed to work from 80-10 meters.--Matt,
> N1IBB.
>> >
>> > At 10:36 AM 5/3/2015 -0700, you wrote:
>> >> Remember, just because an antenna can be tuned with an etuner 
>> >> doesn't mean it will radiate well.  I don't know what the swr 
>> >> limits are on the 480, I'm a little surprised it won't tune 
>> >> though.  Where is the antenna actually resonant and what is the 
>> >> swr there?
>> >> 73
>> >> Butch
>> >> WA0VJR
>> >> Node 3148
>> >> Wallace, ks.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Sun, 3 May 2015, Matthew
>> >> Chao wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Hi, Folks.  I have a TS480SAT which has a built-in auto tuner.  
>> >>> Had one of my ham buddies come over and test the setup he and his 
>> >>> buddies put up, an UltraLight Junior dipole strung between two 
>> >>> trees and my house.  We noticed that on 3.550MHZ, we were getting 
>> >>> 4-1 SWr, egen though the antenna can go down that far - 80-10 
>> >>> meters.  Above 3.8MHZ, the antenna tunes up.
>> >>>
>> >>> My question is:  if I buy an external auto tuner, will I have 
>> >>> more flexibility in getting a match.  Are the the built-in tuners 
>> >>> mor limited than the external ones?  And what accessible tuner 
>> >>> would you recommend if there is a difference?Thanks in
advance.--Matt, N1IBB.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >
>> >