[ICOM] ic7300 ATU

[Alan]

thanks for the comments Bill the ic7300 has the built in auto atu so 
guess it is rated for what it has to do

and as I am currently mostly working digi modes the power is always on 
the low side


On 25-Sep-17 11:05, WD8ARZ wrote:
> Internal tuners generally have to have smaller capacitors and 
> inductors due to space limitations. That limits the frequency range 
> and power it can handle. Keep in mind that tuner power ratings are 
> based on a one to one swr conditions. Higher swr transmissions would 
> require a higher power rating tuner or you might arc one of the 
> components .... once arched, that location will re-arc at lower power 
> settings in the future in a lot of cases. 73 from Bill
>
> On 9/24/2017 5:54 PM, Alan wrote:
>> I have a new IC7300 and when using the antenna tuner I do not seem
>> to be able to get my SWR to lower than 1.8 to 1 and need to use an 
>> external tuner
>> to get it to 1 to 1, is this normal?? I used to have an IC761 and 
>> auto atu on that would
>> tune any wire on any band to 1 to 1, so was expecting the same
>>
>> Alan ZL3KR
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