TopBand: QST Antenna Tuner Review

[Paul Pescitelli]

>Actually, what the article in QST tells me is to AVOID tuners wherever
>possible, making the antenna match the line!  This is sort of
>tongue-in-cheek as no antenna will ever match satisfactorily over the
>ranges of frequencies we amateurs frequent, particularly on the Low Bands.
>But if you depend on a tuner to do your routine matching, you are wasting
>that precious RF.
>

If you carefully plan your antenna installations, you wont need a tuner.

SCENARIO:
I have a very modest 60ft tower with a tribander and rotatable 40 on top.
Shunt fed tower for 80 and inv-l for 160. I am active on all contest bands
with no tuner. Very little RF/TVI problems as well. 

Match your antennas at the base of the antenna not in the shack, using
whatever mechanism is best for the situation. 

Happy DXing.. Paul - K4UJ


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