Topband: Re: Increasing bandwidth 160m L

[Jim Brown]

On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 11:59:00 -0500, darruzza at adelphia.net wrote:

>I wish to cover the entire band, without utilizing any tuning
>networks. 

What is your aversion to networks?  I find that a good L-section 
tuner will cover all or most of the band with minimal retuning. I 
use one of the TenTec KW tuners, and have replaced all the fixed 
capacitors with the highest voltage rated parts I could find. It 
works quite well with an antenna system similar to yours. The LDG 
tuners are L-sections, and I think the Ameritron is too (did W8JI 
design it?). The Drake tuners are not L-sections, and tune much more 
sharply.  

See http://audiosystemsgroup.com/K9YC/k9yc160TopLoad.htm

Jim Brown K9YC