What do you use to read the tuner?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Malmgren" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 7:43 AM
Subject: Re: auto antenna tuner
> Gerry, I do about the same as you in the tuning department. I use a
> Palstar
> 2000 but use a R F A P 2000 for the S W R/power meter. It's a bit slower
> than the auto jobs I think but enjoyable for me. 73
> Ed K7UC
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gerry Leary" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 5:59 AM
> Subject: Re: auto antenna tuner
>
>
>> If you have a LDG TW1 talking watt meter, you can do like I do, and that
>> is
>> I use an old heath kit Tuner and do it manually. It is easy and fun. It
>> reminds me of the old Viking 2 days.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 10:33 AM
>> Subject: Re: auto antenna tuner
>>
>>
>>> John,
>>>
>>> Do they have an interface for the TS2000?
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 11:40
>>> Subject: Re: auto antenna tuner
>>>
>>>
>>>> The LDG tuners you can get an interface for and have for a long time,
>>>> so
>>>> you
>>>> can hook it to the radio and use the tune button and it will drop the
>>>> power
>>>> and all.
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 11:10 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: auto antenna tuner
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Steve,
>>>>>
>>>>> Well I did take a deep breath before ordering. While I have never
>>>>> had
>>>>> a lot of MFJ stuff, the stuff I've had over the years has all worked
>>>>> fine. I know others haven't been so lucky, but I've had this one
>>>>> over
>>>>> 2 years with no problems.
>>>>>
>>>>> I can't compare to the LDG since I've never owned one. At the time
>>>>> of
>>>>> purchase I did compare the specs for both. The LDG had 6 meter
>>>>> coverage, but I work very little 6M and no amp, so no big deal. The
>>>>> MFJ offered higher power (1.5K vs. 1K) as well as the ability to
>>>>> automatically lower rf drive and change to cw for tuning, while the
>>>>> LDG
>>>>> required you to do all that manually. The MFJ also had the amp relay
>>>>> connections. Of course LDG may have something out today with more
>>>>> features.
>>>>>
>>>>> Truth is, I've switched the MFJ and the Palstar manual tuner in and
>>>>> out
>>>>> of the system a number of times over the past 2 years. Each has it's
>>>>> benefits. I would have loved a Palstar auto tuner, but too rich for
>>>>> me. The Palstar auto had a motor driven roller inductor and either
>>>>> 1
>>>>> or 2 moter driven caps. It just went out of production, but a new
>>>>> one
>>>>> is coming soon, although I've not seen any specs on it.
>>>>>
>>>>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>>>>
>>>>> On 9/17/2010 10:25 AM, Steve Dresser wrote:
>>>>>> Steve,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How do you think your MFJ auto-tuner stacks up against LDG's AT-1000?
>>>>>> I'm
>>>>>> sure the MFJ is cheaper, but based on things I've heard about other
>>>>>> MFJ
>>>>>> tuners, I wonder how reliable the internal components are.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Steve
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Steve Forst"<[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> To:<[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 10:05
>>>>>> Subject: Re: auto antenna tuner
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Butch,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have a MFJ-998 in the shack. I'd give it a 4 out of 5 rating.
>>>>>>> It
>>>>>>> will handle 1500 watts, which is more then my AL-80B or THP solid
>>>>>>> state
>>>>>>> amp will put out. The problem I think you will find with auto
>>>>>>> tuners
>>>>>>> including the ones built into the radio is limited matching range
>>>>>>> due
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> the fixed values of L and C. You won't be able to load your
>>>>>>> grandmother's walker on 40 meters.
>>>>>>> It has a ton of memories and up and down L and C buttons so you can
>>>>>>> find
>>>>>>> a match manually if the auto function can't. An optional 20$ cable
>>>>>>> will interface to many rigs, and when connected this way hitting the
>>>>>>> auto tune button on the rig bypasses the internal tuner, puts the
>>>>>>> rig
>>>>>>> into cw mode at low power for the tune process, then returns to
>>>>>>> original mode and power when tuning is complete. If the amp relay
>>>>>>> jacks on the tuner are connected between the amp and radio, the amp
>>>>>>> will be bypassed during tune up. This relay is also supposed to
>>>>>>> prevent the amp from keying in the event of a high swr, but I can't
>>>>>>> say
>>>>>>> that I've really tested this function fully.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There are some menus for which sighted help would be needed, but
>>>>>>> they
>>>>>>> are the set it and forget it type of stuff. Things like swr point
>>>>>>> at
>>>>>>> which it should start looking for a better match, and swr point for
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> amp relay to bypass the amp.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
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