[TenTec] Ten Tec 253 Question

[Jerry, N9AW]

Hi Rick,
Agreed.  I am running coax fed antennas here where the tuner is sometimes 
needed if I stray too far from its resonant frequency.   Also, snow 
sometimes affects my 30 meter delta loop and the SWR moves up to around 3 to 
4.  I have an OMNI VI plus which does not have an internal tuner so the 23 
comes in handy, otherwise the internal tuner of the Orion II or OMNI VII 
does a fine job.  Mostly, I use the 253 on my 80 meter inverted vee in the 
phone part of the band.  The inverted vee is tuned for the CW section.

I agree with you that it all depends what you are matching.

73
Jerry, N9AW



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP" <Rick at DJ0IP.de>
To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2012 11:56 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Ten Tec 253 Question


> Jerry, that answer is incomplete.
> What were you matching?
>
> Example:  My 80m dipole has high SWR in the 75m portion of the band.  I 
> can
> use the tuner and match it, running 1.5KW.
> BUT if my 80m dipole is feed with openwire and I'm trying to match it on
> 40m, I'll probably have to cut my power back considerably.
> ALL TUNERS WORK LIKE THAT.
>
> IT DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU ARE MATCHING, GENTLEMEN!
>
> 73
> Rick, DJ0IP
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jerry, 
> N9AW
> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2012 3:03 AM
> To: Brian Carling AF4K; Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Ten Tec 253 Question
>
> I use the 253 with a Centurion 422b at full KW.....no problem.
>
> 73
> Jerry N9AW
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bry Carling" <bcarling at cfl.rr.com>
> To: <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2012 6:03 AM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Ten Tec 253 Question
>
>
>> Thanks Dave,
>>
>> That is very good information. It sounds like if we used the 253 tuner
>> with something
>> hefty like the Centurion 422, it might not tolerate the high power. 
>> Sounds
>
>> like it was
>> made to use with the solid state amps that put out a little less spark 
>> and
>
>> grit!
>>
>> 73 de AF4K, Bry
>>
>> On 25 Dec 2012 at 20:01, Dave wrote:
>>
>>> Brian,
>>> If my memory serves me correctly, the TT 253 was only rated at 1kw
>>> pep and of course that is really dependent upon the load components
>>> that u are trying to match to 50 ohms. The specs for the solid state
>>> amp and the auto tuner are probably available on the web.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> Dave,K2DP
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>
>>> On Dec 25, 2012, at 11:15 AM, "Bry Carling" <bcarling at cfl.rr.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> > Can anyone tell me if the  Ten Tec 253 Auto Antenna Tuner
>>> > designed fo ruse at 2 KW with an Omni V and Hercules Ampo
>>> > will work also with the CENTAUR model 422?
>>> >
>>> > I was thinking about adding this plus a 422 to my OMNI VI Plus
>>> station and wante dto make
>>> > sure that they will all work together.
>>> >
>>> > Many thanks for any insights!
>>> >
>>> > Brian AF4K
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