[Elecraft] Algorithm for Tuner

[PDouglas12 at aol.com]

I've always thought that the simple bubble algorithm was amazing.    I mean, 
if you weren't worried about wearing out the relays, and time weren't a 
factor, you could simply test every possible combination of L and C, and re-order 
them in pairs until the best combination bubbles to the top.   This somewhat 
crude, but simple algorithm was used to alphabetize lists in Basic programs 
written since Basic was invented.    It ought to be possible to program a variant 
which would use a simple sampling list of 50 combos to get a few "dips" , 
bubble them for best SWR, take that LC combo and then test the nearest, say 100 
combinations, plus and minus these settings to maximize with a bubble test to 
find the best match.   Explain to me, without telling me how dumb I am, why this 
won't work.

Preston Douglas WJ2V