[ICOM] LDG AT100PRO

[Oldtimer]

I had the LDG AT100PRO sitting side by side with the MFJ -993 for about a 
month. I used them both and feel I gave each of them a fair test. I should 
tell you that all of the use they got was at home because I do not operate 
mobile or portable. I used both of these devices with an 80 meter dipole up 
50 feet and fed with ladder line. I also used the interface cable with both 
tuners. I tested both tuners against my Bird wattmeter. The rigs they were 
tested with was the IC-756PRO, IC-706IIG, and the TS-570SG. Only the Kenwood 
gave me trouble using the interface cable.

I really liked the AT100PRO. When I first got it, it worked for about a week 
and then it would no longer tune. I sent it back to LDG and they repaired it 
and returned it to me. From that time it worked just great. Any piece of 
equipment can fail and I don't consider that problem a negative. The 
AT100PRO  tuned my antenna to all bands and did so very quickly. I used the 
LDG 4:1 balun between the tuner and the antenna. That was, of course, an 
additional expense but the combination  worked well. I used an external 
wattmeter because I found the lights not to be very accurate and I could not 
depend on them. But the thing I really liked about the LDG was that you 
could just hit the key or talk into the microphone and it was tuned. Yup, 
that fast, too!

I also liked the MFJ and it also tuned very well. It does not tune at the 
instant a voice is heard or the key is depressed. But it is also fast. I 
really liked the MFJ because it has a built in watt/swr meter, digital 
readout which includes a frequency counter, and a balun. Nothing more is 
needed, except for the rig, of course. And it appears to have a very 
accurate readout.

As I recall, the LDG, once tuned, will continue to operate even with the 
power removed. The MFJ does not operate with the power removed.

Both tuners worked very well and I would be glad to own and use either one. 
I finally settled on the MFJ and sold the LDG. Remember, I only use the 
tuner at home, and I liked  having everything built into the case, and the 
size does not bother me. If I operated mobile or portable, I might have come 
to a different decision.

My point is that they both do a great job.

73 de Jim, K5ROV

James (Jim) Parsons, CMSgt, USAF, Ret.
Ham for over 60 years, 80 % CW, 10 % digital, 10 % SSB
ARMS, ARRL,  Ex: W1RLA, K5FBB, K4FEO,
SV0WN (Crete), SV0WN (Rhodes), DL4NC, DL4JP, KA2FC (Japan) ,
KA2JP (Japan).
John 3-16





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Geiger" <johngeig at yahoo.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 12:54 PM
Subject: [ICOM] LDG AT100PRO


> Anyone on the reflector using the LDG AT100PRO, and if
> so, how do you like it so far?
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> 73s John NE0P
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