[TenTec] 227 Tuner Replacement

[Dr. Gerald N. Johnson]

On Sat, 2007-11-10 at 18:16 -0500, Ron Notarius W3WN wrote:
> Well, the good news is that W3WH came over this afternoon with his
> tennis-ball shooting air-powered PVC mini bazooka, and I now have a wire
> going almost vertical about 60 feet into the tree, and then another 50 feet
> down to another tree.  Not quite the inverted "L" I'd hoped for, but one
> step at a time.
> 
> Problem is... well, my trusty little 227 tuner will tune it on 160.  Just
> barely.  Considering that the tuner was, as I recall, only designed for 80 -
> 10, and that the wire isn't (yet) as long as I'd like, I can't say that's
> surprising.
> 
> So the time perchance has come to supplement or even replace the 227 with
> something else.  Power is not a major concern at present -- I have no
> amps -- but enough built-in inductance to cover 160 is.
> 
> Anyone have any suggestions on what to look for on the used market for a
> reasonable cost?  I'd like to stay with TenTec if I can, but that's not cast
> in stone.
> 
> 73, ron w3wn
> 
So you have 110 feet and need 125? At the feed end add 15 feet and wad
or coil it up, doesn't matter, then you will be closer to resistive or
resonance. Adjust that length for resonance.

73, Jerry, K0CQ