[TenTec] Using a 253 Tuner in a Contest

[Eric Rosenberg]

I've recently picked up a 253 Autotuner that I will be adding to my 
station, which consists of an Omni-6 Plus and Herc II (and 301 remote 
encoder).

I'm curious to know how to integrate the 253 into my station for 
contesting purposes, where I presently use a tuner to help me 'walk' up 
and down specific bands (160, 80 and, to a lesser degree, 40) where the 
antennas are quite narrow banded.  I note that the tuner demands <150 
watts to tune,  which makes me wonder if I have to turn the amp off 
each time I move up or down in frequency in a given band?

I'd appreciate comments from those of you who have experience using 
this otherwise impressive box in a contesting environment.

Thanks in advance,

Eric W3DQ
Washington, DC