Re: [TenTec] OT Antenna Tuners

[Marinus Loewensteijn <zl2ml@hotmail.com>]

I have not been following the thread closely. However I disagree with the 
statement that the 
input unun is "just" a transformer. It is important that is understood that 
this is an unun where 
there is very tight coupling between input and output. Otherwise one gets a 
shunt L and a series 
L and that will translate the setup into a low pass T-match which will not 
perform with the same 
advantages. Similarly it is not an old fashioned link coupling. In the latter 
case the coupling is 
loose and the secondary is a tuned circuit.

Above 21 Mhz the stray capacitance becomes noticeable and together with the 
(for the higher 
frequencies) rather large steps of the toroid - switch (combined in one item) 
limit the matching
capabilities. 

I am more than happy with the performance of this ATU for coax : coax matching. 
It is serving
me FB.

73, Marinus, Zl2ML

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