Tom said:
>I hear that rumor repeated, but I've never been able to find that in
>any tuner I have ever seen.
The tuner for the British Army D11/D13 tx's could certainly do it.
I've seen it in a Z match, too. Not often - depends on the load. I don't like
the Z match anyway.
>What does happen is there is a smooth and gradual reduction in
>efficiency as the Q is made higher,
Especially in a Z match - which is why I don't like it.
To avoid any misunderstanding here, I (and I believe Tom is, too) am talking
about the working Q of the matching network, not the Q values of the individual
components in it.
RF ammeters or torch bulbs as indicators give a 'feel good' factor. Of course,
if the tuner is remote, the difficulties of implementation far outweigh the
advantages of having the indication.
73
Peter G3RZP
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