Hi, I am Carmela Morrison and ham operator with the general class.
I have been a ham eversince 1977, but never on the air.
I recently received my general class license, but because of the stormy
weather I haven't been able to connect. Is there a way to use the antenna
inside the house and have a decent reception?
Sincerely,
Carmela Morrison
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2014 10:47 AM
Subject: Re: MFJ Tuner Extender
> From what I've been told, if you took it apart and looked inside, you'd
> find
> it's not worth it.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2014 8:46 AM
> Subject: Re: MFJ Tuner Extender
>
>
>> Tom,
>>
>> Never used one of these, but I think it is just half of a tuner. It's
>> got a tapped inductor with a rotary switch so you can add various
>> amounts of inductance and then tune the auto tuner into it.
>>
>> You could monkey around with coax length to find something that suits
>> your needed band, and maybe lose another band at the same time. Or a
>> plain old external tuner to match whatever bands the auto tuner doesn't
>> like.
>>
>>
>> I'm not sure how much loss is involved with the MFJ thing, but it's
>> ease of use may make it an attractive option.
>>
>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>
>>
>>
>> On 6/30/2014 4:14 PM, Tom Behler wrote:
>>> Hi, all.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Has anyone had any experience, either good or bad, with the MFJ tuner
>>> extender?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Out at the RV, my Alpha Delta DXCC tunes with the TS480 internal antenna
>>> tuner throughout the top half of 80 meters, and I'm wondering how much
>>> it
>>> might extend the tunable range for the lower part of the band.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Of course, I ask this question knowing three things right off the bat.
>>> First, the DXCC is only 82 feet long, so will obviously be quite narrow
>>> on
>>> 80 meters. Second, the lower half of 80 meters goes all the way down to
>>> 3.5
>>> MHZ, which is a long way away from the middle part of the band at 3.750
>>> MHZ.
>>> Third, of course, as we all know, just because an antenna tunes, that
>>> doesn't always mean it will perform well at the end of the tuning
>>> process.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The camp site DXCC already tunes on 10, 15, 17, 20, and 40 meters. 30
>>> meters would be nice, but is not a necessity for me at this time.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm just trying to decide if adding this piece of equipment to my tool
>>> box
>>> would be worth it in the long run.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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