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Re: Question about Auto Antenna Tuners
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Lou Kolb <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 4 May 2015 15:57:02 -0400
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Ok, Matt. With that feedline, that's about right. Those antennas seem to be 
great performers. most of the ones I've heard do quite well on 80. Good luck 
and 73. Lou  WA3MIX
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matthew Chao" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, May 04, 2015 9:19 AM
Subject: Re: Question about Auto Antenna Tuners


> Hi, Lou.  Am using a 4-1 balun; the folks at HRO recommended that
> balun.--Matt, N1IBB.
>
> At 02:05 PM 5/3/2015 -0400, you wrote:
>>Matt,
>>
>>What balun are you using with it? 73, Lou WA3MIX
>>Lou Kolb
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>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Matthew Chao" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Sunday, May 03, 2015 1:51 PM
>>Subject: Re: Question about Auto Antenna Tuners
>>
>>
>> > 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.
>> >> >
>> >> >

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