[TenTec] Tuning Amp on 17 meters

[Richards]

On 4/17/2013 4:55 PM, PC Anderson wrote:
> My understanding is that the auto tuner in the exciter should be OFF when driving the Amp.

	Right. It is.  The auto tuner mentioned is
	the Palstar AT-AUTO  -- but I have it bypassed
	as the antenna is a resonant ground plane.
'

The input impedance changes with drive, so I've been told. Therefore, I 
allow the auto tuner to tune the antennas in bypass mode then ture off 
the auto tuner when driving the Amp.I may be all wet, but it works for me


	I get that, but in this case, I only mentioned the
	auto tuner in order to give a complete picture
	of my setup.   I bypass the tuner with this
	antenna all the time because it is a resonant
	quarter wave ground plane.

	Thanks for the uptake !

	(I do think we are on the same page in any case.)

--------------------  K8JHR ---------------------