Hi, Steve!  Where can I get an accessible watt meter or a tuning 
aid?--Matthew Chao, N1IBB

At 06:52 PM 5/29/2010, you wrote:
>Not really accessible on their own, unless there is an automatic one that
>works with the Argonaut.  Not sure on that.
>
>If you can get a talking watt meter or the P2000CW one, or if you have
>access to one of those old tuning aids or can get somebody to build one for
>you, then you can use any tuner.
>
>With a tuning aid, you hook directly to the rig's meter, or the meter in the
>tuning aid if it has one.  On my old Icom, there were output power, ALC,
>SWR, and collector voltage.  You could see all those with a tuning aid.
>
>If you get an accessible watt meter, it will have a feature which will give
>you a tone that you can then know when you've reached 1:1 SWR.
>
>Steve, K8SP
>Lansing, MI
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Matthew Chao" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2010 5:14 PM
>Subject: Antenna Tuners
>
>
> > Hi, Folks!  I've read some discussions on antenna tuners for a few
> > days.  I want to get back into HF bands; have a Tentec 525 Argosy,
> > and will be getting a 20-meter vertical.  Question is how accessible
> > are antenna tuners, are they automatic, and how do they work?  also,
> > I have a Tech. license with CW.  Any help would be greatly
> > appreciated.  Thanks.--Matthew Chao, N1IBB.
>
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