[AMRadio] WTB - MURCH UT-2000A

[rbethman]

I don't care if Marconi himself designed it.

It will NOT tune a BC-610 to ANY antenna!

Even after setting the BC-610 to the 400W ME-165G 50 ohm dummy load 
first.  It would melt the final before it managed to "match" anything.  
250THs don't grow on trees!

I have the manual.  I have checked it against the schematic in the manual.

I'd take one of the Heath tuners, the high power ones, ANY day over the 
Murch!

I don't know how long others have been at this, but that has been my 
experience since 1980!  There is equipment, then there is purported 
"ultimate" that is nothing but junk.

Bob - N0DGN

On 6/12/2010 6:12 PM, Robert Nickels wrote:
> The Murch UT-2000A is a commercial version of the classic "Ultimate
> Transmatch" designed by Lew McCoy and featured in the July 1970 issue of
> QST and numerous ARRL handbooks.    It's called "ultimate" because it is
> able to match coaxial-fed antennas, end-fed wires, and with the addition
> of a 4:1 balun, balanced feeders.   The manual is on BAMA and I can send
> you a copy of the QST article if you need it.
>
> Add a good SWR/power meter and once you learn how to tune it,  the Murch
> will match most anything you can hook to it, 160-10 meters, up to a KW.
>
> 73, Bob W9RAN