I have very often wondered why these newer rigs do not have a built in noise
bridge!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob McGraw - K4TAX" <RMcGraw@Blomand.net>
To: <geraldj@storm.weather.net>; "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment"
<tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 8:30 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Tuning Rigs
>I fully agree with Jerry on this one. It should be a requirement for every
> ham station to have some type of reliable antenna bridge and a dummy load.
> Then use the bridge to adjust the antenna or the tuner and use the dummy
> load to adjust the amp. Connect the amp to the tuner or antenna and you
> are
> on the air and no QRM generated.
>
> Day after day on the nets that I participate the "tuner uppers" jump on
> frequency and twiddle and twiddle. Oh the auto notch takes care of the
> heterodyne but it still sucks the AGC. The FCC considers this deliberate
> QRM. Ask yourself, are you operating legally?
>
> 73
> Bob, K4TAX
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dr Gerald N Johnson" <geraldj@storm.weather.net>
> To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 6:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Tuning Rigs
>
>
>> On Sun, 2007-09-30 at 16:39 -0400, Ron Zond wrote:
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> I usually tune my jap rig (Yaesu FT 100) with an aototuner;
>>> the foldback saves the finals. My Omni V requires the
>>> time-tested method of adjusting the manual tuner for lowest SWR,
>>> raising the power and repeating (just asi the pi networks did on the old
>>> tube rigs).
>>> If the SWR is too high, the 960 shuts down.
>>> On the Yaesu, I use CW to tune the rig; much quieter (and legal; see FCC
>>> rules about
>>> superfluous communications).
>>>
>>> Ron
>>> K3MIY
>>>
>> The BETTER way of tuning the antenna with a manual tuner is using an
>> antenna analyzer, RF noise bridge, or a "Tuner Tuner." MFJ calls their
>> tuner tuner a Match Maker. MFJ-212. That puts no discrete or strong
>> signal on the band. Tuning at a watt or two, which many automatic tuners
>> will do still puts out that watt, sometimes enough to be heard around
>> the world.
>>
>> 73, Jerry, K0CQ
>>
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