[TenTec] Re: Ten Tec antenna tuners

[Jim FitzSimons]

Sherrill, I use a high impedance balun made with low loss
teflon insulated wire on a T-200-2 toroid. It is broad band
and it is outside. It is also a impedance transformer from
600 Ohm for a ladder line to 50 Ohm coax. I use the same
type of transformer for my end feed long wire. This is much 
better than any narrow band T network or very narrow band link. 
There are ferrite toroid designs of that kind of balun in
the W2FMI book from ARRL. I think the ladder line should stay
outside since it radiates.
Best regards, Jim FitzSimons W7ANF

Sherrill WATKINS wrote:
> 
> As I understand it, the tuner problem is not because it is a T or an L network type.  The problem is because the balun is feeding
> power into a high reflected wave (swr).   Moving the balun to the input corrects this problem.  If Ten Tec does not do this in their
> most recient model, then their tuner still has the basic problem.  I have used my Johnson Matchbox Antenna Tuner to operate o any
> h.f. band, as well on 10 meters, while feeding my 80 meter antenna with excellent results. - 73's-  Sherrill W.   k4own

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