[TowerTalk] In Shack Tuner Vs. Remote Tuner for Multi-Band Antennas

[Patrick Greenlee]

Close to the antenna feed point is etter.  There are a lot more makers of 
remote automatic tuners than MFJ.

Patrick NJ5G

-----Original Message----- 
From: Tony
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2014 6:45 PM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] In Shack Tuner Vs. Remote Tuner for Multi-Band Antennas

All:

Need some advise on getting the best performance out of a multi-band (80
through 20) wire antenna and tuner. My first option is the in-shack
auto-tuner feeding a doublet with a short run of coax and remote balun.
The alternative option was to go with a remote auto-tuner mounted near
the antenna feeding an 80 meter dipole with ladder line. There would be
an 80 foot run of coax from the rig to the remote tuner. I can add
dipoles to the remote setup if need be.

I have a 500 watt amplifier so I was considering the 500 watt Elecraft
in-shack auto-tuner. The MFJ remote tuner (600 watt version) is
reasnably priced, but unfortunately, didn't get good reviews.

Regarding doublets: I plan on using one for portable operation cut for
30 meters with an Elecraft KX3 QRP rig and internal tuner. Any tips on
the best ladder line and dipole lengths would be appreciated.

Thanks...

Tony



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