[TenTec] openwire feed OT

[Orlando J. Palmer]

Hi all

DITTO

73 DE KP4CY

Wednesday, February 1, 2006, 2:53:13 PM, you wrote:

> In the "old days" that's why they were called transmatches.  2 things that
> come to mind as honest to goodness antenna tuners are the device you use
> with your Steppir antenna, and a scewdriver type of antenna for mobile use.

> Mike, K9MI


> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Darwin, Keith" <Keith.Darwin at goodrich.com>
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 17:49
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] openwire feed OT


>> Sorry, but that's misleading.  An ATU when installed between your rig
>> and your coax does not have a way to selectively tune just the antenna.
>> It simply provides an impedance match from the rig to the feedline.  If
>> there are mismatches between the feedline and the antenna, they will
>> remain.
>>
>> Install the same unit at the antenna feedpoint and voila, you have an
>> antenna tuner!
>>
>> - Keith KD1E -
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com
>> [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mike Gorniak
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 12:42 PM
>> To: tentec at contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] openwire feed OT
>>
>> It's not mistakenly called an antenna tuner. It's called an antenna
>> tuner because it tunes the antenna. It even tunes antennas for people
>> who do not believe it is doing so.
>>
>> Mike
>> NM7X
>>