Re: [TenTec] Ten Tec 229 Tuner on 160M

[Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@gti.net>]

John:

How do you feed the dipole? I have a Drake MN-7 (cosmetically almost a 
perfect match to my Corsair). It loads the my 80m coax-fed dipole on 
160m, but not perfectly. I'm thinking of switching to a W7FG "true 
ladder line" dipole.
                                                73,

                                                Bob WB2VUF

John Huffman wrote:
> Picked up a used Ten Tec 229 tuner through this list.
>
> Couldn't tune my 80 meter doublet on 160 until I added external 
> capacitors to the back.  Had to add .003uf to get it to tune.  Got it 
> going this afternoon.
> Using my Omni VI (option 3) Plus, my first 160M QSO was ON4UN.  Got him 
> through the pile on second call.
> Elecraft ain't the only one with mojo.
>
> 73 de K1ESE
> John
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