[Elecraft] ATU vs. External Tuner

[Charles Harpole]

Please remember that before vacuum tubes, etc, 

hams were communicating with all kinds of gear.

Return to ur roots, string up something and try

it!  Modern rigs are SWR protected so don't worry

so much... experiment, and stop looking to

experts for their GREAT advice.  Have fun!



Charles Harpole

k4vud at hotmail.com







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From: daleputnam at hotmail.com
To: ebjr37 at charter.net; kh7t at arrl.net; kd8fip at gmail.com
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] ATU vs. External Tuner
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2008 16:49:31 -0600
CC: elecraft at mailman.qth.net




The balanced antenna, center fed, with balanced line, is the lower loss system of many. The fun part... is that while looking for inexpensive feedline, I've found that the "poor, fast replaced" speaker lead wire... you know the stuff, clear, copper, and only two conductors, work out very nicely for an antenna. In fact... a broad banded, dipole can be fashioned out of that wire, with the two elements having the ends twisted together, and still using just one run of the wire for feed, works right nice. The balanced line feeds through walls and up past the insulation nicely too. And the T-1 tunes it real nice.

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Dale - WC7S in Wy



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