If you have a LDG TW1 talking watt meter, you can do like I do, and that is
I use an old heath kit Tuner and do it manually. It is easy and fun. It
reminds me of the old Viking 2 days.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 10:33 AM
Subject: Re: auto antenna tuner
> John,
>
> Do they have an interface for the TS2000?
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 11:40
> Subject: Re: auto antenna tuner
>
>
>> The LDG tuners you can get an interface for and have for a long time, so
>> you
>> can hook it to the radio and use the tune button and it will drop the
>> power
>> and all.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 11:10 AM
>> Subject: Re: auto antenna tuner
>>
>>
>>> Steve,
>>>
>>> Well I did take a deep breath before ordering. While I have never had
>>> a lot of MFJ stuff, the stuff I've had over the years has all worked
>>> fine. I know others haven't been so lucky, but I've had this one over
>>> 2 years with no problems.
>>>
>>> I can't compare to the LDG since I've never owned one. At the time of
>>> purchase I did compare the specs for both. The LDG had 6 meter
>>> coverage, but I work very little 6M and no amp, so no big deal. The
>>> MFJ offered higher power (1.5K vs. 1K) as well as the ability to
>>> automatically lower rf drive and change to cw for tuning, while the LDG
>>> required you to do all that manually. The MFJ also had the amp relay
>>> connections. Of course LDG may have something out today with more
>>> features.
>>>
>>> Truth is, I've switched the MFJ and the Palstar manual tuner in and out
>>> of the system a number of times over the past 2 years. Each has it's
>>> benefits. I would have loved a Palstar auto tuner, but too rich for
>>> me. The Palstar auto had a motor driven roller inductor and either 1
>>> or 2 moter driven caps. It just went out of production, but a new one
>>> is coming soon, although I've not seen any specs on it.
>>>
>>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>>
>>> On 9/17/2010 10:25 AM, Steve Dresser wrote:
>>>> Steve,
>>>>
>>>> How do you think your MFJ auto-tuner stacks up against LDG's AT-1000?
>>>> I'm
>>>> sure the MFJ is cheaper, but based on things I've heard about other MFJ
>>>> tuners, I wonder how reliable the internal components are.
>>>>
>>>> Steve
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Steve Forst"<[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To:<[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 10:05
>>>> Subject: Re: auto antenna tuner
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Butch,
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a MFJ-998 in the shack. I'd give it a 4 out of 5 rating. It
>>>>> will handle 1500 watts, which is more then my AL-80B or THP solid
>>>>> state
>>>>> amp will put out. The problem I think you will find with auto tuners
>>>>> including the ones built into the radio is limited matching range due
>>>>> to
>>>>> the fixed values of L and C. You won't be able to load your
>>>>> grandmother's walker on 40 meters.
>>>>> It has a ton of memories and up and down L and C buttons so you can
>>>>> find
>>>>> a match manually if the auto function can't. An optional 20$ cable
>>>>> will interface to many rigs, and when connected this way hitting the
>>>>> auto tune button on the rig bypasses the internal tuner, puts the rig
>>>>> into cw mode at low power for the tune process, then returns to
>>>>> original mode and power when tuning is complete. If the amp relay
>>>>> jacks on the tuner are connected between the amp and radio, the amp
>>>>> will be bypassed during tune up. This relay is also supposed to
>>>>> prevent the amp from keying in the event of a high swr, but I can't
>>>>> say
>>>>> that I've really tested this function fully.
>>>>>
>>>>> There are some menus for which sighted help would be needed, but they
>>>>> are the set it and forget it type of stuff. Things like swr point at
>>>>> which it should start looking for a better match, and swr point for
>>>>> the
>>>>> amp relay to bypass the amp.
>>>>>
>>>>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>>>>
>>
>
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