[1000mp] SB-220 with Mark V

[Pete Smith]

At 11:36 PM 2/2/03 +0000, Wayne Hudson, K5ZG wrote:
>I thot the SB220 had a tuned input, those funny little thigies that you run
>the screw in and out of to get the input swr down to what it shud be.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Thomas Beltran" <tbeltran@earthlink.net>
>To: <1000mp@mailman.qth.net>
>Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 11:09 PM
>Subject: [1000mp] SB-220 with Mark V
>
>
> > Late last year, there was a discussion on using older tube linears with
>the
> > MP.  Finally, I installed the Harbach mod - it works fine.  The problem is
> > with the transceiver - the SWR - is so high that it folds back to 50
>watts -
> > with the antenna tuner in use.  Is anyone successfully using the
>SB-220/221
> > with an MP?

I( am, definitely.  Before I modified the SB-220 for QSK I had no problem 
-- now I need to use the SB-220 with the internal tuner, but it is not what 
I would call a hardship.


73, Pete N4ZR
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