Keith and all again, I draw reference to my comments of several days ago about the g5rv. The original relied on an LC tuner at the transmitter end - that is what the MFJ does! David In message <[log in to unmask]>, Keith Reedy <[log in to unmask]> writes >It is interesting that the G5RV thread would come up at this time on the >list, because I have been having some problems and I'll try to relate them >to you along with the answers to the problems. For years we ran a Kenwood >TS-450SAT of course with the built-in tuner. I never had a problem at all >80 through 10 tuning the G5RV. We've had the Kenwood 2000 for about 2 >months and I noticed that we were having problems tuning 40 and 15 with the >Kenwood 2000's built-in tuner. A number of other hams that I had talked to >were having problems with the newer tuners: Kenwood, Yaesu, Icom, so I >wanted to know why. > >It's like this: The newer tuners are the "new and improved" models grin >smile. The older tuners used motors to select the proper capacitance while >the newer tuners use relays to switch in capacitance networks which will >supposedly keep the transmitter happy. This may not be true of some of the >more expensive new auto tuners, but it certainly is true with the new low >cost auto tuners. However there is an answer for this problem. MFJ makes >an Auto Tuner Extender Model #MFJ 914 that sells for about $50.00 which may >very well solve your particular problem. When placed between the antenna >and your transmitter, you can use the rotary switch on top of the extender >to select various capacitance levels which will aid the auto tuner in not >only tuning the G5RV, but most other antennas. > >We just installed one here today and all of the problems are history. Hope >this will be as much help to someone else as it has been to us. > >73, >Keith WA9DRO >Keith-WA9DRO >Illiana Skywarn Coordinator >God gives His best to those who leave the choice with Him. >Hudson Taylor -- David W Wood