[TenTec] 227 Tuner Replacement

[d.e.warnick at comcast.net]

With TenTec, you should stay with a 229-series or a 238. Mine have a huge range and tune most antennas. I love both. Other than that, my best tuner is a Palstar AT5K, but that's definitely overkill. I don't use an amp. The higher power rigs can prove to be less lossy due to heavier wiring. Besides, you don't know what the future brings, so buy a big one.
Dave
WA3MKB

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "Dr. Gerald N. Johnson" <geraldj at storm.weather.net> 

> 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 
> 
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