I use one on an old Kenwood ATU/power/swr meter still.


David W Wood

Ham call - G3YXX
FOC # - 1685
Licensed - 1969
 

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Steve
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 7:28 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Tuning aids, noise bridges, etc.

Huh?  Those Conway tuning aids, I use one with my amp now, just hook up 
across the meter movement.  Not sure how you could blow the tuning aid up no 
matter what output power you ran.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Tom Behler
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 6:45 AM
Subject: Re: Tuning aids, noise bridges, etc.


    Yeah, back in the day, I almost blew up one of those old Conway tuning
aids that way.

Forgot to reduce the power to 5 watts when tuning, but caught the problem
just in time before too much smoke got out.  (grin)

Was sure an early lesson to me that I'll never forget, even though nothing
was lost in the process.

73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 10:26 PM
Subject: Re: Tuning aids, noise bridges, etc.


> Yes, of course.  Then your rig is looking at just the antenna.  Only
> thing that might happen is rig might cut back power.  One thing to keep
> in mind as far as noise bridges.  The vectronics has a rf senser to
> bypass it if you accidentally transmit into it.  Older ones such as the
> older palamars did not and I've blown up my share of those.
> 73
> Butch
> WA0VJR
> Node 3148
> Wallace, ks. 

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