TopBand: Forward from W4PA re TenTec Tuner

[Bill Tippett]

>From: "Ten-Tec Inc." <sales@tentec.com>
>Subject: 238 tuner.
age-Id: <19970228141510.2d68e08d.in@mvangel.com>
>
>The Ten-Tec 238 antenna tuner is still in production and available.  We have
>been manufacturing this tuner since the mid-1980's.  Why it was left out of 
>the QST review on high-powered antenna tuners is unknown to us.  
>
>Scott Robbins, W4PA
>Ten-Tec, Inc. 
><sales@tentec.com>
>
>For comments to Ten-Tec, please reply direct as I am not a regular reader
>of the Topband reflector.  
>
>
> 
>W8JITom@aol.com writes:
>
>>In a message dated 97-02-27 17:58:03 EST, n4xm@iglou.com (Paul D. Schrader)
>>writes:
>>
>><<  bet all that paralleling and unparalleling as you change frequencies and
>>bands
>>  is really fun stuff.  Wonder why they aren't around anymore?  73 Paul N4XM
>>  >>
>>
>
>>The system used in the Ten Tec is excellent for efficiency and power
>>handling, it allows the user to set the Q at the value needed for every load
>>and band.
>>
>>The required Q changes from band to band and load to load. There is no single
>>fixed value of C that is optimum for all bands.
>>
>>73 Tom
>>
>
>


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