[Amps] Active Antenna Tuner

Carl km1h at jeremy.qozzy.com
Fri Jan 23 11:35:52 EST 2015


Most all amps without fussy shutdown circuits will do that. The problem is 
when fussy tubes are used and clueless hams don't know how to tune and watch 
grid or screen current. Using two hands plus watching the meter is beyond 
the skill set of many.

OTOH the 3-500Z is almost idiot proof.

Carl
KM1H



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From: "Pete Smith N4ZR" <n4zr at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2015 8:19 AM
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Subject: [Amps] Active Antenna Tuner

> The thing I like best about my SB-220 is the wide range of impedances that 
> can be matched by the pi-network. Even with displayed SWR over 3:1, tuning 
> and loading still peak fine.
>
> Are there any modern amps that are comparably forgiving?
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