[ICOM] Pro II Antenna Tuner question

[lou.de.beer at general.com]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Aidehua at aol.com>
To: <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 2:21 PM
Subject: [ICOM] Pro II Antenna Tuner question


> If I design an 80m fullwave loop and feed it with open wire line to a 9:1
> balun, and plug into the antenna input of the radio with coax, will the
tuner
> have sufficient range to tune this antenna?
>
> Your input is appreciated.
>
> 73,
> Ed NI6S
> ----
> Your Moderator: Dick Flanagan K7VC, icom-owner at mailman.qth.net
> Icom Users Net: Sundays, 1700Z, 14.316 MHz
> Icom FAQ: http://www.qsl.net/icom/

Ed most tuners will tune to no more than 3:1i.e that means about 150
ohms..Assuming that the balun is 50 ohms to 450 of the loop it should
tune...Lou..
>