[Elecraft] Auto tuners compared?

[Vic Rosenthal]

pjhend@ameritech.net wrote:
> 
> I'd like to hear everyone's views on the various remote
> autocouplers/autotuners commercially available for use with my K2 when
> th KPA100 becomes available. 

I had an SGC 230.  It was quite good at matching almost any antenna I tried
including whips, long wires, and loops from 1.8-30 MHz.  It failed to match a
1/2 wave wire on its exact resonant frequency, but changing the length of the
wire a few feet fixed this.  It is in a waterproof box and so can be mounted at
the feedpoint.  It's very well-built and relatively expensive, but it is
available discounted (and of course second-hand) at more reasonable prices.  I
haven't compared it to the LDG remote model, but I believe it has a wider range
of impedances that it will match.  I would buy one again if I needed this
functionality.

73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA