I agree. I have a Palstar 1500 balanced line tuner and it is the finest I
have ever owned. I use it with a 2.2 MHz full wave loop (not a typo but that's
another story)fed with 450 ohm open line. You do need a "cheat sheet", however.
With the two capacitor and one inductor knobs was well as High/Low C and L
swiches, it's almost impossible to rapidly tune up on a new band without it.
Scott K4VWK
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Randy Russe3ll <lord_russell53@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 12:18:23 -0800 (PST)
>Palstar tuners are the best tuners currently
>manufactured on the commercial market. The 1500cv is a
>T compared to your previous L's. When you compare the
>two on your windom, which by design stays relatively
>low in swr range for multi-band use, you might not see
>the difference or advantage. Have you tried comparing
>the two on any Hi-Z loads? Or low Z loads? Maybe you
>would see a bit more of a difference. Have no
>experience with the T type myself. Currently use a
>Johnson Matchbox or another homebrew Kilowatt link
>coupled balanced design I have. It's faster, I think,
>to just go too my cheat sheet numbers, hit the tune
>button on the Omni, and operate, than it is to tune
>up an "L" anew each time. I'm able to get a 1:1 swr
>anywhere, on any band, with no baluns and the lowest
>loss possible from a tuner on my 140 foot dipole, 600
>ohm open wire feed. Next time maybe try the Palstar
>1500 Balanced tuner! 73s
>
>--- Rich McCabe <r.mccabe@1967z28.com> wrote:
>
>> I have been messing around with tuners. I currently
>> have a 238a and have
>> owned a couple 238 (old style) as well.
>>
>> I think I am spoiled and really did not know it. The
>> 238a has been a great
>> tuner and I have no complaints. I guess its a little
>> bland looking, but
>> thats not really its job is it?
>>
>> Anyway, I got an itch and bought a new Palstar
>> 1500CV.
>>
>> I use these on a Carolina Windom. The 238 is broad
>> and easy to find a
>> match. The Palstar is a fair amount of work and
>> although I can find a
>> perfect match, it only comes after lots of tweaking
>> between the input and
>> output caps and roller inductor. You definitly need
>> a cheat sheet with the
>> Palstar.
>>
>> At first I could not understand why the Palstar had
>> a turns
>> counter/reduction on the caps, but I know know its
>> so sensitive you would
>> not be able to tune it otherwise.
>>
>> So the question is...
>>
>> What makes a good tuner? I have heard people talk
>> about "Q" when it comes to
>> tuners.
>>
>> I am sure the ability to easily tune and find a
>> match is one thing, but does
>> that really mean that its a great tuner?
>>
>> Right now, I from a tuning standpoint the Ten-Tec
>> wins hands down ! But is
>> that all I should consider?
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Rich
>> kd0zv
>>
>>
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