[Mobile-Portable] Turbo TunerII Screwdriver Antenna Controller Source

[N1KHB at aol.com]

Then there's the super simple 8.5' stainless steel whip fed by an  
autotuner. No operator involvement for tuning needed. Just start talking  and you're 
tuned. 
   Cost for screwdriver antenna appears to be ~ $500 - $800 plus  
controller. Cost for SS whip and autotuner ~ $250 TOTAL. Just sayin'.
 
Joe N1KHB
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 1/17/2014 1:08:05 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
iam at pmug.org writes:

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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