Sounds like the 'relay chatter' comment threw people offf and they do not
realize how the tuner works. The memory in most recent LDG units helps in
reducing the need to re-tune.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Grant Youngman" <nq5t@comcast.net>
To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 02:30
Subject: Re: [TenTec] New LDG Tuners for Jupiter and Orion
>
> > But you'd think that built in "America" would be comprable or
> > BETTER then anything built elsewhere!!!
>
> Wonder what you think is wrong with a relay based tuner. Most current
100W
> class autotuners use the technique. The auto tuner in my old IC781 used
> motor driven rotary components. Might have been quieter, but the thing
was
> practically speaking a real piece of junk, that had very little in the way
> of matching range, and had to be factory repaired multiple times.
>
> Just curoius :-)
>
> Grant/NQ5T
>
> >
> > ************************************************
> > --- Jim Bull <ke3nk@erols.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Jim,
> > > If you want to hear some "chatter", listen to the TT
> > > 253 Auto-Tuner. Talk about relay exercise!!!
> > > But it DOES work!.
> > >
> > > Jim/Ke3nK
> > >
> > > Jim Davis wrote:
> > >
> > > > HMMMMM!!!
> > > >
> > > > I had a "internal antenna tuner" installed in my
> > > ORION
> > > > when I bought it a month ago. But what I'm
> > > wondering
> > > > is why the CHATTER in the relay while it's going
> > > thru
> > > > the AUTO-TUNE process??? I also have a IC-756PRO
> > > with
> > > > internal antenna tuner and it's "whisper-quiet"!!!
> > > >
> > > > Jim/nn6ee
> > > >
> > > >
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