Corn I am new to this reflector so hopefully this will get through. Isn't the function of a tuner to act as a variable impedence to provide a matched load to the transmitter? 73, Frank K4VMO -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/FAQ/tentec Submissions: tentec@contesting.com Administrative requests: tentec-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-tentec@contesting.com