[Yaesu] YAESU ATAS-100 ANT With AM-COM ASAC Tuner

Tue, 04 Jun 2002 20:54:57 -0400

At 04:35 PM 6/4/02 -0700, you wrote:
>The ACAS is really spelled ASAC and it is not a tuner but a controller 
>(actually
>a series of them now) made to adapt the ATAS 100 (or any other DC powered
>screwdriver style antenna) to other brands and models of HF radios such as the
>Icom 706 series.
>
>
>
>Norman Hockler wrote:
>
> > Why do you want to use a tuner on a tuneable antenna????  Want to work 75
> > and 80 ???
> >
>Well it does not take much to control the ATAS-100.  Apply more than 7.5 
>VDC to the center coax and it goes up.
>  Apply less than 7.5 VDC to the center coax and it goes down.  A small 
> inductor and cap will decouple the control voltage and you have your "tuner".

Norm  N8NH
> >
> > At 08:35 PM 6/3/02 -0500, you wrote:
> > >I would like feedback from any members of the list that have used the 
> AM-COM
> > >ACAS Tuner with the Yaesu ATAS-100 screw driver antenna.  Does it 
> perform as
> > >advertised, Any problems on reliability etc.?
> > >
> > >Thanks
> > >
> > >Bill, N9CDX
> > >
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