[TowerTalk] Antenna Tuner

[Steve Brown]

can't wait to see this one! maybe at dayton. thanx for the info. sjb n8wt

Tom Rauch wrote:

> > Date:          Tue, 07 Apr 1998 10:14:49 -0400
> > From:          Steve Brown <sjb@fuse.net>
>
> > have heard good reports on the nye unit, however the expense of that product
> > was prohibitive. would enjoy learning what you decided to go with. good luck,
> > sjb n8wt
> >
> > Elliott Lawrence wrote:
> >
> > > Does anyone have any thoughts on the suitability, construction
> > > and performance of  multi-KW antenna tuners available today on the
> > > market?  Nye, Vectronics, MFJ, etc.  Considering the purchase of a tuner.
>
> Ameritron should be releasing a new tuner soon. I designed the tuner,
> and sent them the prototype a few months back.
>
> It features an edge wound silver-plated roller coil (measured Q~300
> the highest on the market!), gear driven turns counter, high
> capacitance in the caps (for better power handling on low bands), 3
> KW TRUE peak reading (or average) meter, and other features.
>
> The unit should retail for about 550 bucks. That isn't cheap, but
> it's a very nice piece that easily handled 3 kW for hours on end
> during test sessions.
>
> 73, Tom W8JI
> w8ji.tom@MCIONE.com




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