There's a math problem here too....
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> 1. MFJ-998 autotuner problem (Roger D Johnson)
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> Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2017 15:10:03 -0500
> From: Roger D Johnson <n1rj@roadrunner.com>
> To: Towertalk Reflector <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Subject: [TowerTalk] MFJ-998 autotuner problem
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> I recently discovered a problem with my MFJ-998 tuner that might also be a
> problem with other tuners.
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> There are two banks of series/parallel capacitors that are switched on the
> input
> side of the L network to
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> match low impedance loads. One bank consists of (8) 3900pf capacitors that
> total
> 1950 pf. In my tuner
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> these caps were only 390pf!!
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> If these PC boards were populated using a machine getting parts from a reel,
> there are probably more
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> tuners out there with the wrong caps.
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> 73, Roger N1RJ
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