Ok, Don. ... Thanks. ... Either way, I'll be ok, since I went ahead and
ordered the wallwart.
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "don bishop" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 5:38 PM
Subject: Re: several TW1 questions
> Tom,
>
> When I bought my tw-1 from them a few months back, there was no wallwort
> included, just the cable with the bared wires.
>
> Don
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 2:37 PM
> Subject: Re: several TW1 questions
>
>
>> Well, John, I ordered the wallwart anyway, since the description on
>> the
>> W4RT web site didn't indicate that a power cable would be provided.
>> ... It
>> was only an extra $12.
>>
>> I do like your idea, though of hooking it directly to the Astron, so
>> I'll
>> just have to see what comes with it and go from there.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 8:03 AM
>> Subject: Re: several TW1 questions
>>
>>
>>>I don't know why, but some people got it with a wallwart plug, others,
>>>like
>>> myself got it with a power cable with the right connector for the
>>> tuner on
>>> 1
>>> end and bare wires on the other. Naturally, I hooked it to my Astron
>>> power
>>> supply with everything else in my station. Personally I think it's
>>> better
>>> that way anyway, let chance of a ground loop by my way of thinking,
>>> and
>>> based on that, you can run it on a battery if you wanted to. I leave
>>> mine
>>> hooked up 24/7, the TW2 I don't, because I have too much loss on UHF
>>> as it
>>> is and that's just more, but the TW1, I leave in line all the time.
>>> You
>>> could run the full 100 watts through it for tuning if you wanted to,
>>> but
>>> it
>>> could be hard on the radio that way. No more than with out it,
>>> though.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 7:01 AM
>>> Subject: several TW1 questions
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi, folks.
>>>>
>>>> I think I'll be getting my new TW1 today, and I just have a few
>>>> questions
>>>> I
>>>> want to be clear on before trying to use it. I know these questions
>>>> are
>>>> elementary, but I just want to be sure I'm on the right track with a
>>>> few
>>>> things:
>>>>
>>>> 1. From the manual, I assume the TW1 is powered only by AC power,
>>>> using
>>>> the
>>>> recommendedWalwart supply. Is that correct? In other words,
>>>> there's no
>>>> provision to use it with batteries?
>>>>
>>>> 2. Would I be able to keep the TW1 in line at all times, rather
>>>> than
>>>> having
>>>> to connect and re-connect it to take needed measurements? I believe
>>>> the
>>>> answer is yes, but I just want to be sure.
>>>>
>>>> 3. Finally, can I use the TW1 at the full 100 watts for tuning
>>>> purposes?
>>>> Again, I think the answer here is yes, but I remember the old days
>>>> of the
>>>> Conway tuning aids where if you used 100 watts to tune, all sorts of
>>>> interesting things happened, including letting the smoke out of the
>>>> unit.
>>>> (grin)
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for putting up with these questions. I just want to be sure
>>>> I
>>>> start
>>>> off on the right foot here.
>>>>
>>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>
>>
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