John,

As for auto or manual, you need to decide whether ease of operation or 
widest matching range is  most important.    Most auto tuners have an 
adequate range, but there is always the odd situation  where a 
particular band on a particular antenna just won't tune.

I think you have a solid state amp, and you may not want to bother with 
tuning a manual  tuner every time you change bands, or even after a wide 
  frequency change within a band.

I do have a MFJ high power auto tuner, and a Palstar manual, also rated 
in excess of 1.2 kw.   I've never had a problem with either.


You may want to consider a tuner rated for more than your current 600 
watt needs.   This will give you some added headroom and  allow you to 
upgrade the amp sometime in the future without also having to buy 
another tuner.

73, Steve KW3A
On 1/29/2014 6:34 PM, John Vernaleken wrote:
> Hello All,
> I am looking for recommendations for either a manual or automatic antenna
> tuner  that can handle 600 Watts.
>
> Thanks
>
> John KC2QJB
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