[TenTec] TT vs. Palstar Antenna Tuner

[Clark Savage Turner]

You know, the NYE tuner is truly "built like a tank" but I had one and 
gave it up pretty quickly because the tuning range was more limited on 
my particular antennas than for my Johnson matchbox and my Drake 
MN-2700.  Oh, and as far as "built like a tank" - look inside the Drake 
MN-2000 sometime.  Whoa.

I am very satisfied with the Ten Tec 238 tuner, by the way.  I 
sometimes want to replace the switches with something more beefy, but 
my measly 500 watts (the Herc II) never bothers the switches at all.  
Always tunes up fine and simply.  It convinces me that I want to build 
a tiny reversible-L tuner for my QRP / portable work (unless Ten Tec 
has one on the drawing board :-)

Clark
WA3JPG

On Mar 22, 2005, at 7:25 AM, Eugene Klingler wrote:

> Jeff.....investigate the Nye Viking tuner with all the meters & baluns 
> built
> in.....it is a truly superior tuner....handles 3kw....it costs more, 
> but it
> is built like a tank & you will never  regret buying it (R&L sells 
> them)
> Gene N8ZX