I already use the white noise device. its called a palomar tuner-tuner. Its pretty good, though on some bands, its a little hard to find the null point. having the ATOM (or its SWR version that I proposed to the developer privately) would be an excellent addition to any blind hams station.
-eric
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On Dec 4, 2013, at 11:21 PM, Michael Thurman wrote:
> an item like this sounds perfect for us with my old manual tuner. I came =
> up with a work around that tracks to others visual reading of the =
> meters, one meter movement wired to each channel of a headphone jack, =
> and then that goes to an audo amplifier and headphones or speakers. it =
> lets you hear wite noise if you key the mic in sub mode for reflected =
> and forward power. I could reliable tune the mfj tuner as quickly as my =
> friend could with the meter visually. if I err get around to digging eh =
> tier out of the closet i will record a demo. I got spoil dbyt he auto =
> tuner in my rig and it end dup int he closet buried somewhere. I ha =
> been looking for an excuse to dig it out nd dust it off. plugging the =
> meter movement circuits into a line input on an amplifier did not effect =
> the reading of the meters according to the ham who did th emod for be =
> back in th day.. funny how you forget old stuff until yo uget reminded =
> by something.
> On Dec 4, 2013, at 9:49 PM, Mike Keithley <[log in to unmask]> =
> wrote:
>
>> The original ATOM is described on the blind ham products website at =
> www.blind-ham-products.com. There you'll find pictures of what it looks =
> like, explanations of how it can be used, Manuals, and audio =
> demonstrations.
>> =20
>> This is for the original ATOM, which sold for $90. The new ATOM is =
> basically the same as the old one except that it can handle much more =
> power, uses a different battery that is easier to replace, and "ticks" =
> at no power so you'll remember to turn it off. We haven't officially set =
> the price, but I believe it will be around $120.=20
>> =20
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Jim Gammon <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2013 0:31
>> Subject: Re: Testers needed
>> =20
>>> =20
>>> =20
>>> Am interested in this unit, but am only running a TS-480 and=20
>>> TS-2000, both running only 100 watts. But, would like to know=20
>>> more about it, and the cost of such a unit. Jim WA6EKS
>>> =20
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Mike Keithley <[log in to unmask]
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Date sent: Tue, 3 Dec 2013 15:51:56 -0800
>>> Subject: Testers needed
>>> =20
>>> Hello List,
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>>> We are developing an ATOm that will handle up to 1 KW of power. =20
>>> Anyone here running high power who'd like to test a prototype?
>>> =20
>>> The new device also has improved sensitivity at low power levels,=20
>>> with a positive indication of 250 milliwatts. We're also using a=20
>>> 9-volt battery, and the device ticks with no power so you don't=20
>>> forget to turn it off.
>>> =20
>>> Please email [log in to unmask]
>>> =20
>>> Thank you.
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