[TenTec] Re: Tuners

[George, W5YR]

Thanks very much, Carl, for clearing tht up for me.

73/72/oo, George W5YR - the Yellow Rose of Texas         
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Carl Moreschi wrote:
> 
> The Omni VI and Omni V had the best protection I've ever seen
> for mismatched antennas.  Instead of folding back the transmit power
> by sensing SWR, they have a collector current sensing circuit that
> adjusts drive so that the finals can never draw more than 20 amps.
> These two radios do not require a power supply that shuts off with
> excessive current.
> 
> It is too bad they dropped this circuit in the Pegasus and Jupiter.
> I bet they will have it in the Orion.