[ICOM] Manual tuner by Icom

[Randy Ballard]

Thanks Frank , I meant MT-100 like Des originally stated  but I guess that I
have heard AT for so long its sort of drilled in. The brochures do read
MT-100. I spoke with Bill yesterday and its a shame he is not going to
produce anymore tuners since the military contract. He manufactured the
finest amateur tuner ever produced. Again thanks for the correction. Randy
N5WV
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank A. Ellis" <w3uhf at yahoo.com>
To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 4:29 PM
Subject: Re: [ICOM] Manual tuner by Icom


> Hi Randy,
>
> The AT-100 is not a manual tuner. It is an Automatic
> Tuner, hence the prefix "AT". It provides automatic
> bandselect via ICOM radio band voltage, as well as
> automatic antenna tuning, just like it's big brother
> the AT-500.
>
> The MT-100 Manual Antenna Tuner was manufactured by
> William Nye Company and branded by ICOM, similar to
> the way the IC-PP1 Phone Patch was done. I believe the
> case is the same as the IC-SP3. If you look at the
> meter movements on the MT-100, the faceplates bear the
> famous "Nye Viking" logo.
>
> This tuner seems to have been marketed a good bit in
> VE, as I have run across several that were still in
> their original owner's hands, in Canada. Other than
> Canada, I am not sure into which other markets this
> tuner was introduced.
>
> 73, Frank W3UHF
>
>
> --- Randy Ballard <n5wv at eastex.net> wrote:
>
> > Hello Group ,  I have a very large collection of
> > Icom catalogs , brochures ,
> > dealer catalogs and dealer information bindings from
> > 1970,s Enoue through
> > Icom 2004 and the AT-100 is the only manual tuner
> > that I can find listed. It
> > is rated at 100 watts and was produced from 1981-84
> > .  Thats the only years
> > that it is shown in my Icom products listings for
> > dealers. I have catalogs
> > /brochures from VK, G0 & JA and it seems that over
> > the years Icom has
> > marketed different products/models to other
> > countries. Some of the models
> > that we receive here in the States may not be
> > available in other countries
> > or it will have a different model number . Models
> > marketed in some countries
> > are not available in the US. I noticed a 70cm
> > allmode marketed in Australia
> > and New Zealand that was never marketed in the US.
> > This is also true with
> > there marine and business "Land Mobile" products. Im
> > sure that the
> > rules/regulations have an effect on this in some
> > ways as does marketing.
> > Have a great weekend , de Randy N5WV
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "D & M Pendergast"
> > <d_and_mpendergast at bigpond.com>
> > To: "Icom reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> > Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 9:41 AM
> > Subject: [ICOM] Manual tuner by Icom
> >
> >
> > > Hello to all on the group.
> > >
> > > Wow,  I had a surprise this evening while browsing
> > around the worldwide
> > ebay
> > > sites.  I found an Icom MT-100.
> > > manual antenna tuner.
> > >
> > > All this time I never realised Icom made such a
> > unit, in fact I thought
> > the
> > > only tuners they ever produced were the auto
> > variety that they are
> > renowned
> > > for now.  This thing looked a bit like an AT100
> > with knobs on the front.
> > >
> > > Has anyone else come across manual tuners made by
> > Icom?  If so what are
> > > they?
> > >
> > > Unfortunately, the VK amateur fraternity has not
> > had the chance to see a
> > lot
> > > of things made for the ham market.  I base this
> > statement on equipment I
> > see
> > > advertised in UK radio magazines - you just don't
> > hear of it in VK!
> > >
> > > Regards to all,
> > >
> > > Des - VK3DMP
> > > Icom operator.
> > >
> > >
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