[TowerTalk]Tuner Losses & Bird ratings

[Bill Coleman AA4LR]

On 5/11/00 2:10 PM, K7GCO@aol.com at K7GCO@aol.com wrote:

>QRP'ers should first test their tuners with a 1 KW carrier heat test for 5 
>minutes, turn the rig off and feel the conductors quickly with the fingers.  
>I've had conductors stone cold with this test on 10M.

This would tend to agree with Walt -- the losses in the tuning circuit 
are negligible.

Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr@radio.org
Quote: "Boot, you transistorized tormentor! Boot!"
            -- Archibald Asparagus, VeggieTales


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