I have one more 'fallback' system that might be worth mentioning here.
For those situations where I cannot be nearer to my antenna and must
deal with a longer transmission line, I use my SGC-211 remote
autocoupler. It runs for 5 years on a handful of "AA" batteries. It
will tune just about anything, just like the KX3. The advantage is a
long and "clean" coax run to the radio, whereever that might happen to
be located. Here's a practical example: Maybe I want to put up a
stealth loop or random wire, or even a Delta loop or a doublet. The
only place to do so might be at some distance from the transmitter, for
example, trees way out back of a townhouse or condo. I can put the
SG-211 out there at the feedpoint, bury my coax cable in a shallow slit
trench, and no one is the wiser. Disadvantages: Limited to 60 watts,
not naturally weatherproof. Advantages: battery operated, a shot of RF
tunes it, and the RF is kept out of the shack. Availability: it's a
seasonal product and I've never seen one listed anywhere 'used'. eHAM
ratings are not that great because there used to be a problem with it
randomly re-tuning and the pre-2007 comments about this drag down the
overall rating. There is now a tune-lock switch and I have not had any
problems myself. It's not a perfect solution but one worth at least
knowing exists. 73, Stan WB2LQF
On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 3:36 AM, Fred Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
I received so many helpful ideas and solid advise it's hard to single
out a
single one for the best.......All I can say I received the best ideas
here
than from any other spot many thanks to those who replied. This is
why I
recommend Elecraft to anyone who asks is the company in general and
those
on this forum for help. Product quality seems to follow after these
other
things, but it really helps.
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