[Heathkit] SA-2550 Antenna Matcher

[Rick Brashear]

To cool!  I Googled it once and didn't seem to get a hit.  I would love 
to read more about it.  I thought I knew every piece of Heath Amateur 
equipment, but this one sure slipped by me or my worn out memory.

Rick


BSugarberg wrote:

> From the Heathkit book:
>
> "It is important to note that the SA-2550 is not a "tuner".
> It is a "matcher" designed specifically for use with single or 
> multi-band half-wave dipoles, inverted-Vs, and 1/4 wave antennas.  It 
> is not for use with 50 ohm beams, random wires, or balanced feedwire 
> antennas."
>
> "To use the SA-2550 to its fullest requires you to lengthen your 
> existing antenna by 5 to 15%."
>
> "Proper operation requires an external dual wattmeter or SWR bridge."
>
> "Very rare".
>
> 73, Bruce WA8TNC
> ====================
> Rick Brashear wrote:
>
>> Hi George,
>> I'm not familiar with that Heath number or capacitor.  Are you sure 
>> of the number or component?
>> Rick/K5IZ
>>
>> George wrote:
>>
>>> I'm told that it is a Heathkit SA-2520 I'm looking for.
>>> Anyone know of one that is available?
>>> George
>>
>
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