You guys are so negative!
The Maxx-Com requires no power because it's powered by RF, which is
dissipated internally creating thermal rise; that thermal rise is used to
spin fan blades which drive a rotating shaft coupled to an array of variable
inductors and capacitors to provide 12,000,000 possible matching
combinations...
...you can't see all that in the X-Rays taken by the Leage back in '84
because the components used are very tiny; despite their small size, they
are all rated at 5 kW PEP due to the specialized material used, Unobtainium.
-WB2WIK/6
"If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough." -
Mario Andretti
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Nielsen [SMTP:nielsen@oz.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 10:35 AM
> To: TOWERTALK@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [Towertalk] MAXX-COMM AUTOMACTIC TUNER
>
> All was revealed in QST, November 1984
> (http://www.arrl.org/members-only/prodrev/pdf/pr8411.pdf).
>
> Summary: It contains several resistors and a matching transformer.
> I wouldn't spend any of my money on this.
>
> Bob, N7XY
>
> On Wed, Nov 20, 2002 at 12:00:00PM -0500, David Jordan wrote:
> > Hi Folks,
> >
> > Has anyone figured out just what this tuner is made of? It has no
> > electrical connections for power yet is it claimed to be automatic and
> > yet it supposedly matches a wire or dipole to any frequency from BC to
> 6M.
> >
> > The web page has no details as to the circuit
> > design, etc.
> >
> > I have an application where an auto-tuner would be a blessing but wonder
> > if my $600+ dollars would be spent wisely on a MAXX-COM tuner!
> >
> > thoughts,
> > dave
> > wa3gin
> >
> >
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