[Mobile-Portable] Turbo TunerII Screwdriver Antenna Controller Source

[WD8ARZ]

Have been using the original Turbo Tuner with my TS-480HX 200 watt hf 
radio for about six years now. Zero problems. What I absolutely love 
about it, is the simplicity of operation and how much it improves driver 
safety and getting your screwdriver antenna to its lowest swr.

All I do is select the band and frequency I want to operate on, press 
the PF key on the Display panel or Hand Mic that is programmed for the 
Tune function, and just drive. The rig goes into transmit, and the Turbo 
Tuner takes over. When it has adjusted the Screwdriver antenna for 
lowest SWR, it sends out a CW dah dit dah (K) and returns the radio to 
receive mode. At that point I know it is ok to transmit. Single push 
button operation couldnt be any simpler.

To aid mobile driving, I have programmed my TS-480HX memories for 
frequencies of interest for all ham bands. From the hand mic I can step 
up and down through those memories looking for chats of interest to 
listen to while I keep my eyes on the road driving, or to find a clear 
one to call on. Those memories are tunable, so it is also easy to 
manually dial around the band and not be limited to the memory 
frequency. Again while keeping my eyes on the road.

Because the screwdriver antenna can have different capacity hats and 
whip lengths that can be used for it, the swr for a frequency will be 
different for each antenna combination, especially 40 - 160 meters. Thus 
a memory antenna tuner would not be as good a choice for me. Thus I 
prefer a screwdriver antenna tuner that finds the lowest swr each time 
it is activated regardless of frequency and antenna configuration. and 
is always going to configure the antenna correctly each time.

Here is the link to the Turbo Tuner II by GigaParts:
http://www.gigaparts.com/Product-Lines/?search=turbo+tuner&sc=29&Submit2.x=0&Submit2.y=0 

Each version of the Turbo TunerII can be clicked on for more details.

GigaParts is the distributor. Here is the link to Tennatronix who makes 
em and has the manuals for download:
http://tennatronix.com/home.html

Note, these links have nothing to do with the original Turbo Tuner whose 
author has died. Same updated product, but not same company.

73 from Bill - WD8ARZ