[Mobile-Portable] Turbo TunerII Screwdriver Antenna Controller Source

[David]

Bill, thank you! I was just thinking about safety while mobile Hamming the
other day. I use a screwdriver antenna, too. This add-on sounds like the
cat's meow for me...especially that i am older and had to quit riding
motorcycles because 'my mind wanders...that is, I just don't pay proper
attention to everything like I did just a few short years ago...i WANT to
do so, but, fact is, I don't.
---Sooo,... this device may be just the ticket for me.

Thank you for telling your experience.
David B.
W7DBH (I don't want the to mean Darn Bad Ham)
Mobile & Portable only...


** 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
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David B.