Topband: Antenna Tuners

[Robert Harmon]

Jim,

You are undoubtedly going to get a variety of  recommendations on a tuner.
I guess the first thing to decide is if you really want an automatic 
tuner.  Secondly it if you
are going to use balanced line or not.  And last but not least power 
level you will be using.  I have a Palstar AT5K which works very well.  
Rated for our legal limit then some.   Easy to tune
up and takes full limit easily.  It is a manual tuner though.  I used a 
Dentron MT-2000 for years and
it had switchable taps on the inductor.  There were places where I 
couldnt get a nice match, needed
another tap, hihi.  My preference now is the rotary inductors like the 
Palstars.  You can dial in a great
match all the time, no switch settings to contend with.

Bob
K6UJ

On 2/14/16 6:30 PM, Jim Murray via Topband wrote:
> Hello all,Would you have any recommendations for antenna tuners?  Have been looking at the automatics, Palstar, Mfj, LDG At-1000Proii etc..  Have been using an old Dentron which doesn't have very close markings on the dials and getting tired of turning and adjusting.  Another option would be another manual such as the At2k with more precise settings. I do quite of bit of band hopping and even on 160 my Inv. L is perfect on 1.830 but doesn't like going very far either up or down, hence the need for a little tuner loss.  The automatics look pretty appealing but would appreciate any opinions from the group.Thanks
> Jim/k2hn
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