[ARC5] arc5 as antenna tuner

[Horace W. Hall]

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I also used the stripped chassis, but left the caps intact and replaced t=
he
standard tuning knob with a cranker. =

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I figured that the worm drive would be too tedious to wind back & forth
while hunting for the right settings. =


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The only band I could tune up on decently was 15 meters, and had to wear
gloves to touch the rig, the tuner, and the key! But it worked. >

I know that feeling, but fortunately it was a rare problem for me. One
could surely build a smaller packaged tuner, but for the effort & cost, i=
t
sure was a nice solution. And I liked the mil surplus look better than a
commercial tuner, anyway!

--Wayne
  WB4OGM