[Mobile-Portable] Turbo TunerII Screwdriver Antenna Controller Source

[Earl Needham]

But the steel whip Fed by an autotuner doesn't work anywhere near as well as a screwdriver on any frequency below about 14 Mhz.

Vy 7 3
Earl
KD5XB

On Jan 17, 2014, N1KHB at aol.com wrote:
>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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