[TenTec] TT and the rest of us...

[Gary Hoffman]

Its because if the only tool you have is a hammer, then every problem looks 
like a nail !!!!   LOL

Seriously, labels are a bummer, and this is but one example of the point.

73


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Hunt" <steve at karinya.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 2:11 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] TT and the rest of us...


> I'll say it again folks: these are misleading labels!
>
> A load of 2+j10 needs the **same** configuration as a load of
> 1000+j1000: shunt C across the load.
> A load of 2+j9 needs the **same** configuration as a load of  49-j1000:
> shunt C across the source.
>
> Where's the sense in distinguishing these configurations as "High
> Impedance" and "Low Impedance"?
>
> Steve G3TXQ
>
> N4PY2 wrote:
>> The tentec 538 tuner is a reversible L.  That means it has 2 
>> configurations
>> for the L.  One for high impedance and one for low impedance.
>>
>
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