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Subject: Re: [TenTec] Fw: balanced antenna tuner ( or how to do things on thecheap- tribute to Geoff's drive for cost effect
From: "DC" <daclark56@hotmail.com>
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Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:11:02 -0400
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Mr Castro seems determined that I continue to get the Ten Tec reflector even 
though I have continually requested it be stopped.  Does anyone have any 
suggestions to "UNSUBSCRIBE" ?  I get way to many messages to read even 
though they should be batched.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "JAMES HANLON" <knjhanlon@msn.com>
To: "tentec" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 12:32 PM
Subject: [TenTec] Fw: balanced antenna tuner ( or how to do things on 
thecheap- tribute to Geoff's drive for cost effect


>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: JAMES HANLON<mailto:knjhanlon@msn.com>
> To: mjlowensteijn@hotmail.com<mailto:mjlowensteijn@hotmail.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 10:30 AM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] balanced antenna tuner ( or how to do things on the 
> cheap- tribute to Geoff's drive for cost effect
>
>
> Marinus,
>
> Thanks for the reference to the S-Match.  That's a neat development from 
> my beloved, link-coupled, parallel-tuned circuit tuner.  I filed it for 
> future reference.
>
> Jim Hanlon, W8KGI
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Marinus Loewensteijn<mailto:mjloewensteijn@hotmail.com>
>  To: tentec@contesting.com<mailto:tentec@contesting.com>
>  Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 2:44 AM
>  Subject: [TenTec] balanced antenna tuner ( or how to do things on the 
> cheap- tribute to Geoff's drive for cost effect
>
>
>
>  Geoff
>
>  In your drive for equipment on the cheap I like to draw your attention to 
> the S-Match as promoted by PA0FRI: 
> http://www.xs4all.nl/~pa0fri/ATU/Smatch/smatcheng.htm<http://www.xs4all.nl/~pa0fri/ATU/Smatch/smatcheng.htm>
>
>  It uses only three components, tunes very easily and can handle both 
> balanced as unbalanced antennas. Unfortunately you may have to build a 
> different version for 160m than for 10m because minimum capacitance values 
> do have an impact.
>
>  It should be the ideal beginner's project, in particular if I see prices 
> asked for "commercial" antenna tuners and which often contribute a 
> considerable expense towards establishing a station.
>
>  By the way - even with the older tentec gear like the Omni-C one does not 
> need a SWR meter since that is already built in to the rig. (And 
> "standalone" SWR meter's  prices are through the roof for such a simple 
> piece of equipment)
>
>  Enjoy, 73, Marinus, ZL2ML
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