Very interesting, Colin.

I'll check it out.

73 de KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 4:47 PM
Subject: Re: working with a Predator Screw-driver-type antenna


> Tom:
> From what i have gathered, LDG will installed the talking components of
the
> TW1 into a tuner that has an onboard swr meter...not sure if they can do
> this to all their tuners, or if they actualy do it at all...but i did hear
> that they will install the voice synth into tuners.
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 2:12 PM
> Subject: Re: working with a Predator Screw-driver-type antenna
>
>
> >     Steve:
> >
> > I can check on the LDG web site, but do you happen to know off hand what
> the
> > price of the TW1 is?  I can't afford one right now, but it sure sounds
> like
> > something to think about in the future.
> >
> > Isn't there also an LDG TW2?  If so, what's the difference between that
> and
> > the TW1?
> >
> > Thanks, and 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 4:08 PM
> > Subject: Re: working with a Predator Screw-driver-type antenna
> >
> >
> > > Tom,
> > >
> > > I know you already have money invested   in your talking  wattmeter,
but
> > > the LDG TW-1  has 2 different tuning tones.  Hit a button and  tone
will
> > > decrease as swr goes down.   When you get to a flat, low pitch, it is
> 1.0
> > > swr.  Using the other tone for power yu can  tune  to increase the
pitch
> ,
> > > higher the pitch, the more power out.    Runs off 12 vdc and has built
> in
> > > speaker.   It has made tuning    my Palstar manual tuner a breeze.
> > Perhaps
> > > it would work in your situation.
> > >
> > > 73 Steve, KW3A
> > >
> >
> >
>