[ICOM] AH-4 Icom antenna tuner

[D C *Mac* Macdonald]

If your Yaesu and TH7DX aren't providing DX
something is DRASTICALLY wrong with one
or both of them.

As much as I love my IC-706 Mk II,  YOUR Yaesu
SHOULD  run rings around a 706 for performance.

I haven't used either the StepIR or the Force 12
XR (?) 5-band beams but if your TH7 has gone
putrid on you, I would say you might try one or
of these.  The StepIR is intriguing to me, but I
wonder about the mechanical complexity of it
and fragility of the fiberglass tubes.  The Force 12
should be really reliable from a physical standpoint.

Another antenna of which I have read good tests
is the one made by Bencher.  I can't remember its
name now.

I moved to a small lot when I lost previous QTH
with tower, beams, etc. to a tornado in 1999.
My thoughts of beams are on back burner, but
I am considering one of the three above at such
time as I can once again have an antenna farm!

Again, I still think your antenna  SYSTEM  must be
extremely sick!

73  ---  Mac, K2GKK/5



----- Original Message -----
From: <W4ABW at aol.com>
To: <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 9:16 AM
Subject: [ICOM] AH-4 Icom antenna tuner

I am thinking about the AH-4 for my 706 MKIIG.

I will run at 100w.

I have an 80m dipole and a TH7DX.

With the AH-4 tuner and the 706, should I expect that I can
work DX on 17 and 12 better than I can work DX now using
the FT 1000MP and TH7DX on 17 and 12 which is poor, poor, poor.

thanks
Al
W4ABW
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