[Antennas] Re: Balanced Line Tuners [was: 4:1 or 1:4?]
Doc
[email protected]
Sun, 6 Jan 2002 17:01:57 -0500
Why is tuning both sides of a balanced line feed with independent
variable inductor and capacitor circuits incorrect?
73, Doc KD4E
> I can go you one better Steve! I built the "balanced tuner" of Rick
> Measures' design (It also uses the balun on the input side). Really took
my
> time to gather the parts and do a real good job of building it. It was a
> thing of beauty. Vacuum variable, ganged rotary inductors, switched
> capacitor bank and special jumper arrangement for switching between high
> and low Z. I was as happy as a pig in mud.. Then thanks to people like Tom
> Rauch and Roy Lewallen I discovered it was all for not. Nuts!
>> So I've gone back to my Johnson Matchbox which I extend its range by
> switching in a "T" type tuner in tandem when needed. Sure there are more
> knobs to twist but, what the heck, real hams twist knobs <grin>
>> So while it may not be doing it wrong it is not doing the best way.
>> Hope my tail of woe helps.
>> 73, Danny, K6MHE