Tom,
When I bought my tw-1 from them a few months back, there was no wallwort
included, just the cable with the bared wires.
Don
----- Original Message -----
From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 2:37 PM
Subject: Re: several TW1 questions
> Well, John, I ordered the wallwart anyway, since the description on
> the
> W4RT web site didn't indicate that a power cable would be provided.
> ... It
> was only an extra $12.
>
> I do like your idea, though of hooking it directly to the Astron, so
> I'll
> just have to see what comes with it and go from there.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 8:03 AM
> Subject: Re: several TW1 questions
>
>
>>I don't know why, but some people got it with a wallwart plug, others,
>>like
>> myself got it with a power cable with the right connector for the
>> tuner on
>> 1
>> end and bare wires on the other. Naturally, I hooked it to my Astron
>> power
>> supply with everything else in my station. Personally I think it's
>> better
>> that way anyway, let chance of a ground loop by my way of thinking,
>> and
>> based on that, you can run it on a battery if you wanted to. I leave
>> mine
>> hooked up 24/7, the TW2 I don't, because I have too much loss on UHF
>> as it
>> is and that's just more, but the TW1, I leave in line all the time.
>> You
>> could run the full 100 watts through it for tuning if you wanted to,
>> but
>> it
>> could be hard on the radio that way. No more than with out it,
>> though.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 7:01 AM
>> Subject: several TW1 questions
>>
>>
>>> Hi, folks.
>>>
>>> I think I'll be getting my new TW1 today, and I just have a few
>>> questions
>>> I
>>> want to be clear on before trying to use it. I know these questions
>>> are
>>> elementary, but I just want to be sure I'm on the right track with a
>>> few
>>> things:
>>>
>>> 1. From the manual, I assume the TW1 is powered only by AC power,
>>> using
>>> the
>>> recommendedWalwart supply. Is that correct? In other words,
>>> there's no
>>> provision to use it with batteries?
>>>
>>> 2. Would I be able to keep the TW1 in line at all times, rather
>>> than
>>> having
>>> to connect and re-connect it to take needed measurements? I believe
>>> the
>>> answer is yes, but I just want to be sure.
>>>
>>> 3. Finally, can I use the TW1 at the full 100 watts for tuning
>>> purposes?
>>> Again, I think the answer here is yes, but I remember the old days
>>> of the
>>> Conway tuning aids where if you used 100 watts to tune, all sorts of
>>> interesting things happened, including letting the smoke out of the
>>> unit.
>>> (grin)
>>>
>>> Thanks for putting up with these questions. I just want to be sure
>>> I
>>> start
>>> off on the right foot here.
>>>
>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
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