[TowerTalk] "Antenna Tuner"

[David Jordan]

Common use since no code licenses or since most of the Navy radio ops, Collins and Drake tech have passed- on. ;-/

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> On May 3, 2014, at 9:51 AM, Jim Lux <jimlux at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
>> On 5/3/14, 5:56 AM, Marsh Stewart wrote:
>> 
>> Someone posted the following on the subject of antenna tuners: "They aren't
>> adjusting the resonance of the antenna, so what are they tuning?"
>> 
>> When I adjust the capacitance and inductance of my "antenna tuner" my
>> antenna does not change length or height, and the length of the feedline
>> does not change. Could it be because it is not really an "antenna tuner" but
>> is actually an impedance matching network?
>> 
> yes
> 
> but common usage is autotuner, for instance
> 
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