[Antennas] Antenna Tuners

Mon, 2 Sep 2002 12:27:45 -0500

I'd go with the old fashioned tank tuner with link coupling.   Roller
inductors not necessary, nor is any balun.  Lacking a split stator
capacitor, you can gang a pair of identical caps together.   See any ARRL
or Radio Handbook prior to 1960 for details.  I made my own tank coils
using #14X41 SIS switchboard wire on 2" PVC electrical conduit forms. 
Works great, again with no mismatched balun necessary.  

On Mon, 2 Sep 2002 01:21:15 -0500 "Jonesy K9NX" <[email protected]> writes:
> I am going to put up a Skywire loop or a dipole and feed it with 
> ladder line
> and trying learn something in the process. I know a true balanced 
> tuner 
> is supposed to be the best but getting two roller inductors is a 
> little 
> expensive. I was looking at a "T" network and "L" network setup
> to use in making a antenna tuner with a balun on the output. 
> Which one is better ?
> Also I was using the software TLW that came with my ARRL antenna 
> Handbook
> in theory it helps you figure losses in your tuner for a T,L hi and 
> low Z. 
> Just scratch'en my head trying to figure this out
> Thanks for any help
> 
> K9NX
> Jonesy
> 
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