Like John said, you can do well price wise if you go used. But like
everything else used in this hobby: caveat amateur.
Some brands to look for: Ameritron, MFJ, Palstar, and Ten-Tec. I think
Tom recently picked up a Ten-Tec to use with his amp. In the shack here I
currently have a Palstar manual and a MFJ 998 auto tuner.
73, Steve KW3A
----- Original Message -----
From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 11:22 AM
Subject: Re: some thoughts on 17 meters for next week's net
> What would anyone recommend for a good high power tuner? I don't
> suppose they're cheap!!
> 73
> Butch Bussen
> wa0vjr
> open Node 3148
> Las Vegas
>
>
> On Mon, 1 Mar 2010, Steve Forst wrote:
>
>> Butch,
>>
>> Life's too short, you can do better, especially with some power. While
>> some guys claim good results with that antenna, others curse it from day
>> one. Good luck with getting up a new and better wire antenna. There
>> are
>> lot's to choose from. It's very easy for me to spend your money, but
>> a
>> good high power tuner will be a good addition to the station and keep
>> the
>> amp happy.
>>
>> 73, Steve KW3A
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 10:58 AM
>> Subject: Re: some thoughts on 17 meters for next week's net
>>
>>
>>> It is a b and w 1.8 30, I think it is called. I call it my dummy load
>>> with wires. It is a folded dipole about 100 feet long with a ballon at
>>> the feed point and in the middle of the top wire, right above the feed
>>> point is an unknown resister. I don't have an external tuner for my
>>> solid state amp, so I needed something for all bands. I'm am
>>> considering the alfa delta all band here.
>>> 73
>>> Butch Bussen
>>> wa0vjr
>>> open Node 3148
>>> Las Vegas
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, 1 Mar 2010, Steve Forst
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Butch,
>>>>
>>>> What is the wire antenna you are using? Like I said yesterday, I did
>>>> hear
>>>> you on my vertical, probably 4 by 3. Not great, but I knew it was you.
>>>>
>>>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2010 11:34 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: some thoughts on 17 meters for next week's net
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I tried both antennas, the wire and the gap vertical. The vertical
>>>>> was
>>>>> better.
>>>>> 73
>>>>> Butch Bussen
>>>>> wa0vjr
>>>>> open Node 3148
>>>>> Las Vegas
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, 28 Feb 2010, John Miller wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> In Vegas, you probably have a ton of noise but always good to check
>>>>>> things
>>>>>> over and see if you have a problem somewhere.
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2010 11:16 PM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: some thoughts on 17 meters for next week's net
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I can't believe my station sucks that bad, but I only heard one
>>>>>>> station
>>>>>>> and I don't even know where he was located. I finally gave up. I
>>>>>>> don't
>>>>>>> know if it is propogation, my location or all of the above, but
>>>>>>> pretty
>>>>>>> discouraging here in Las Vegas.
>>>>>>> 73
>>>>>>> Butch Bussen
>>>>>>> wa0vjr
>>>>>>> open Node 3148
>>>>>>> Las Vegas
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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