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Re: [TowerTalk] Topband: Balanced line tuner 160-6m 300+ watts?

To: "Edward Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>, "towertalk" <towertalk@contesting.com>, "topband" <topband@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Topband: Balanced line tuner 160-6m 300+ watts?
From: "Howard W3CQH" <hsgorden@comcast.net>
Reply-to: "Tower and HF antenna construction topics." <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:30:57 -0500
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Thanks Eddy - I will look into this.  Best 73, de Howard W3CQH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Edward Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
To: "Howard W3CQH" <hsgorden@comcast.net>; "towertalk" 
<towertalk@contesting.com>; "topband" <topband@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 10:31 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: Balanced line tuner 160-6m 300+ watts?


> "...Does anyone have an old used Balanced line tuner (160m - 6m), that 
> might
> be excess to their needs for a very reasonable price?? Or maybe a 
> schematic
> and parts list to build one?"
>
> *********************************
>
> Howard,
>
> The 1st edition of the ARRL's novice-entry book "UNDERSTANDING AMATEUR
> RADIO" (1964) has a sweet circuit of a plug-in-coil type "universal"
> transmatch, 80- to 10-meters...
>
> I built mine in 1972, and later added a coil for 160-meters.
>
> It'll handle balanced feeders, coax feeders, or random wires. Use large
> components, & it should easily handle higher power than what the original
> was built for. The design is as sound to-day, as it was some 46 years 
> ago...
>
> ~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ
>
> 

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