[Amps] Tuned inputs

[Dave White]

And who was it who said 'when all else fails, read the instructions' ? :-)
D


-----Original Message-----
From: "Jim Thomson" <Jim.thom at telus.net>
To: amps at contesting.com
Sent: 21/04/2010 11:55
Subject: [Amps] Tuned inputs

Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:24:54 -0500
From: "Phil Clements" <philc at texascellnet.com>
Subject: Re: [Amps] Tuned inputs

> Roger, I've never personally had that problem with anything other than the
> 3CX3000 amp with that Henry un-un in the circuit, so put it down to some
wierd  effect from the un-un.? Both the FT1000 and IC7800 do the same thing but
are fine  into other non-perfectly-matched loads.? Theoretical explanation, anyone?

Henry 8K/3K Ultra Operating Manual; page 40:
"With some transceivers, particularly those with built in antenna tuners, we
have found that some of them cannot get a good match in AUTO mode. If you
turn off the automatic antenna tuner, and run the transceiver directly to

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