[TenTec] Tuners

[Mike Hyder -N4NT-]

Maybe the "A" model eliminated the purple fire.  I just related my 
experience.

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "N3XX" <n3xx at charter.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 12:03 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Tuners


>I have used a UT-2000A here for many years & never a problem, running a kw.
> I use it only for 80 mtrs when going to ssb portion of the band from where
> my antenna is tuned down on cw, and the same on 160 when going up in
> frequency above 1860.
> So maybe there would have been a problem with worse mismatches or other
> bands?  Don't know, since all the other antennas here are ok over the 
> whole
> band without the transmatch.
>
> 73,
> Tim - N3XX
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Hyder -N4NT-" <Mike_N4NT at charter.net>
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 9:47 AM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Tuners
>
>
>> Whatever you do, avoid getting an old Murch Ultimate Transmatch UT-2000
>> unless you like a tuner box full of purple fire.
>>
>> 73, Mike N4NT