Hi Andy,
Well, if it is only a random wire you are talking about then your
most trouble free option would be to find yourself a manual tuner and
one of the meters that get talked about on the list.
Several good tuners out there, some of the classics are worth a look
perhaps like the drake series.
Kenwood and yaesu made some tuners which were band switched so you
would not need to play with 3 controls, just switch to the right band
and move the two caps.
Also, kw z matches are quite cheap on ebay. The z match is not the
most efficient tuner but will match a wide range although they are
really meant for ballanced aerials.
Also, sem used to make a z match which had a noise bridge built in.
This means that you use your receiver to match the aerial by tuning
for minimum noise. This is kinder to the transmitter and more
social.
hth
It is also worth remembering that while some of the auto tuners claim
to match 8 feet of wire on top band or 80, this would be so
inefficient that it would be hopeless.
On 31 May 2006 at 15:44, andy m0ceg wrote:
> Hello Keith, As far as I know Castle are still going but the last time I
> heard they had moved to Wales some where, As for the tuner I bought this
> second hand from a friend in the Staights, I only paid £58, for it and
> what the SGC are asking I just might as well go and buy a new one over
> here, I have just been reading a txt file of another Auto tuner from MFJ
> model MFJ 928, but it doesn't say about a random length of wire. So I
> just don't know which way to go now.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Keith Barrett" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 2:03 PM
> Subject: Re: Auto A T U
>
>
> > Hi Andy,
> >
> > Just a few thoughts. Did you import your tuner or get it from a uk
> > dealer? If the latter, I would have thought the dealer would/should
> > have service facilities?
> >
> > Also, not sure if Castle Electronics are still going but they used to
> > offer a repair service. They were in the birmingham area.
> >
> > I must admit that I have always tended to use a manual tuner, less to
> > go wrong with them but I am probably getting old and not so brave.
> >
> >
> >
> > On 31 May 2006 at 12:56, andy m0ceg wrote:
> >
> >> Hello Keith, I am using at the moment an SGC 230 auto tuner, this has
> >> now developed a problem where it needs to go back to SGC in the U S A and
> >> I
> >> will not pay the price of $295, so I need another one or a manual A T U
> >> that is easy to use, I use a ramdom length of wire as my garden isn't
> >> big
> >> enough to put a better one in.
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Keith Barrett" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 12:28 PM
> >> Subject: Re: Auto A T U
> >>
> >>
> >> > Hi Andy,
> >> >
> >> > I have come in on this a bit late so perhaps missed something.
> >> >
> >> > Just wondering what aerial you are trying to use. You seem to have
> >> > had loads of tuners all with problems?
> >> >
> >> > So, what aerial? What power requirements and what impedance range?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Keith
> >> >
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