[TenTec] Low Power Ten-Tec Ant Tuner ???

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In a message dated 12/4/2005 12:37:09 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
ken.d.brown at verizon.net writes:

A ground  tuner for how much $ ? You 
could buy a 500 foot spool of 14 AWG stranded  insulated wire for the 
same $ and have a quarter wavelength counterpoise  wire for every band, 
with wire left over. No need to retune your ground  when changing bands.






my first ever radio, back in 1978 was a ft 101ee, ( complete with phone  
patch) and I had a fan dipole on the roof.  I built myself a set of  counterpoise 
wires, 1/4 wave on each band , hooked them to the ground on the  radio, down 
the wall out the door and around the fence in the yard.  I  guess the 
counterpoise moves the rf floating  in the shack to "out there"  on the other end. just 
remember to tape up the far end as there can be some  incredible voltages 
produced there.  I think min worked as I no lonnger go  rf burns from the 
Microphone on my lips  ( ouch!!)
 
I think a ground radial does about the same thing but at the antenna, not  at 
the rig..
 
 
tom N6AJR