[Towertalk] MAXX-COMM AUTOMACTIC TUNER

[Richard M. Gillingham]

Hmmm..  I seem to remember this device from the '70's.  It was 
advertized to match anything anywhere...  The package was completely 
potted, and unaccessible to inspection.  Somebody, I think QST, had one 
x-rayed and all that could be discerned was  a large resister attached 
to the circuit, and some superflous junk scattered about in the package. 
 After that the company who was promoting ths thing was banned from 
advertizing in QST. 

A swamping resister will indeed allow you to match anything, but most of 
your power will be dissipated in the resistor. 

That is, of course, if the device you're inquiring about is the same one 
I recall.. 

Where have you seen the Maxx-Com device advertized??  I couldn't find it 
on Google, but that only means I couldn't find it...

What is the url?? 

And let us know what you find..

Thanks
Gil, W1RG


David Jordan wrote:

>Hi Folks,
>
>Has anyone figured out just what this tuner is made of?  It has no
>electrical connections for power yet is it claimed to be automatic and
>yet it supposedly matches a wire or dipole to any frequency from BC to 6M.
>
>The web page has no details as to the circuit
>design, etc.
>
>I have an application where an auto-tuner would be a blessing but wonder
>if my $600+ dollars would be spent wisely on a MAXX-COM tuner!
>
>thoughts,
>dave
>wa3gin
>
>
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