Yeah, I still say the internal relay tuners like are in all newer radios, 
for lack of a better word, suck. They're alright if you're close but I 
really rather run an external tuner on newer radios. External relay tuners 
are great, but internal, I'm just not overly pleased with them though my 
G5RV is close enough to where I can tune it.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bobby Druesedow" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 11:01 PM
Subject: Re: Auto Antenna Tuners and Portable Antenna's


> Well, I use it with the TS-570 and the automatic antenna tuner.  I bought
> the 40 Meter version, and had someone help me set it up with an analyzer.
> When we got it tuned for 40 meters, we soldered the leads in place.  You 
> can
> use alligator clips on the wire and possibly mark the wire in some way 
> where
> you put the clips each time.  I have made contacts on it to Idaho and
> Georgia on it from Texas.  My particular antenna will tune 40, 15, 10 and 
> 6
> meters.  It tuned 20 meters with a Yaesu FT-990, but it won't tune this 
> band
> with my 570.
>
>
> Bobby Druesedow
> Callsign W5OJT
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> http://www.aledobb.com/druesedow
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of John Miller
> Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 9:56 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Auto Antenna Tuners and Portable Antenna's
>
> I was looking at that one at 1 point, is that another one where you have 
> to
> change something on the antenna for each band?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Buddy Brannan" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 10:48 PM
> Subject: Re: Auto Antenna Tuners and Portable Antenna's
>
>
>>I just bought a P1 from Blue Star Antennas:
>> http://www.bluestarantennas.com
>>
>> $100 plus shipping gets you a 7-500 MHz antenna. First impressions:
>> Kind of a bear to tune on 40, but it's OK. The instructions to put it
>> together could be better. And I wish that the roll of counterpoise
>> wire (50 feet of insulated wire) were on some sort of easy to unroll/
>> roll up sort of thing to help keep it from tangling. But a nice little
>> antenna at a decent price, and accessories aren't badly priced either.
>>
>
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