Topband: 80-160M remote autotuner needed

[Mike DeChristopher]

My Inv-L is tuned at the FP with a homebrew network that I probably
didn't even use math to design. The variables and inductor are turned
by motors cannibalized from cheap 12V battery-powered drills and
momentary switches in the shack. It was easy to make (I managed to do
it) and even with the control line running out there, it cost $100
total if you factor in the 807's. Obviously not a from-the-box
installation, but hardly a true DIY project and it's been up 6 years
now with pretty ignorant maintenance on my part. It works good as is,
but if someone competent had been around when we designed/built it,
just imagine how good it would be.

We've tried some commercial remote tuners here and none handled
longwire -type antennas with any sort of grace, especially at power;
I'll have to check with K1NZ on which models we tried. YMMV

Mike N1TA


On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 11:53 AM, Howard K2HK <howk2 at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> Garyhttp://www.arraysolutions.com/at-615uIn use about one year w/o any  problems. Easy to set up. Howard..K2HK
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>> I am looking for a 80-160M remote automatic tuner that will tune my long
>> wire antenna. I know MFJ makes one (MFJ-998RT) that will handle 1500 watts
>> but I would like something of better quality. Seems the reviews are mixed
>> and warm at best for this tuner. Anyone have any suggestions ?
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