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    From David Pratt@2:250/355 to All on Sunday, June 11, 2000 23:52:30
    Does anyone in this echo have any experience with the SGC SG-230 auto
    ATU? I am thinking of buying one but would be interested to know what
    people think of it.

    73

    David

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  • From Frank Jones@1:170/302.5 to David Pratt on Tuesday, June 13, 2000 02:24:37
    On (12 Jun 00) David Pratt wrote to All...

    Does anyone in this echo have any experience with the SGC SG-230 auto
    ATU? I am thinking of buying one but would be interested to know what people think of it.


    David, I have one and it has worked as advertised. I haven't used it
    mobile, but it does a good job of matching ... and fast too.

    73 FrankO N5MMB

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  • From David Pratt@2:250/355 to Frank Jones on Tuesday, June 13, 2000 21:25:24
    Does anyone in this echo have any experience with the SGC SG-230 auto
    ATU? I am thinking of buying one but would be interested to know what
    people think of it.

    David, I have one and it has worked as advertised. I haven't used
    it mobile, but it does a good job of matching ... and fast too.

    Thanks, Frank, that's good enough for me. I shall send off for one today. I understand that a good earth (ground) is essential, so yesterday I prepared some copper rods to knock into the ground near the feed to my end fed wire. It's time I got some r.f. out of my QTH Hi!

    73

    David

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  • From TOM WALKER@1:202/801 to DAVID PRATT on Tuesday, June 13, 2000 22:59:58
    Does anyone in this echo have any experience with the SGC SG-230 auto
    ATU? I am thinking of buying one but would be interested to know what people think of it.

    Don't have one myself but have heard nothing but good reports about
    them. Kinda Pricey but "You Get What you Pay For". It is a Good High
    Quality unit.
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  • From Richard Brumbaugh@1:170/302.17 to David Pratt on Wednesday, June 14, 2000 04:45:38
    On (14 Jun 00) David Pratt wrote to Frank Jones...

    Thanks, Frank, that's good enough for me. I shall send off for one
    today. I understand that a good earth (ground) is essential, so
    yesterday I prepared some copper rods to knock into the ground near
    the feed to my end fed wire. It's time I got some r.f. out of my QTH
    Hi!

    The one best thing that you can do to tame an end fed wire is to run a
    quarter wave wire from the gnd of your antenna matcher for each band
    that you use. It has to be insulated from ground but can be run
    around the house, inside or out, etc. Really works.

    Best regards, (73)
    Dick, W5MFD since 1946
    richard.brumbaugh@gratisnet.com

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  • From David Pratt@2:250/355 to Richard Brumbaugh on Thursday, June 15, 2000 21:32:58
    Quoting Richard Brumbaugh to David Pratt <=-

    The one best thing that you can do to tame an end fed wire is to run a quarter wave wire from the gnd of your antenna matcher for each band
    that you use. It has to be insulated from ground but can be run
    around the house, inside or out, etc. Really works.

    Thanks, Dick. I am aware of that, but the problem here is that I have
    very little space and want to have a go at most of the h.f. bands,
    including 160m.

    73

    David

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  • From David Pratt@2:250/355 to Tom Walker on Thursday, June 15, 2000 21:32:58
    Quoting Tom Walker to David Pratt <=-

    Does anyone in this echo have any experience with the SGC SG-230 auto
    ATU? I am thinking of buying one but would be interested to know what people think of it.

    Don't have one myself but have heard nothing but good reports about
    them. Kinda Pricey but "You Get What you Pay For". It is a Good High Quality unit.

    Yes, 270ukp in the UK, Tom, which I think equates to around $180. It
    has just arrived and looks a very fine job. I just have to build a
    small control unit for it now before I put it on the air.

    73

    David

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  • From Richard Brumbaugh@1:170/302.17 to David Pratt on Friday, June 16, 2000 02:25:21
    On (16 Jun 00) David Pratt wrote to Richard Brumbaugh...

    Thanks, Dick. I am aware of that, but the problem here is that I have very little space and want to have a go at most of the h.f. bands, including 160m.

    It seems to me that I've seen advertised, a tuneable artificial ground
    just made for your purpose. ( a good RF ground).
    It may have been MFJ here in the US.

    Best regards, (73)
    Dick, W5MFD since 1946
    richard.brumbaugh@gratisnet.com

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  • From Frank Jones@1:170/302.5 to Richard Brumbaugh on Friday, June 16, 2000 02:51:41
    On (16 Jun 00) Richard Brumbaugh wrote to David Pratt...

    On (16 Jun 00) David Pratt wrote to Richard Brumbaugh...

    Thanks, Dick. I am aware of that, but the problem here is that I have very little space and want to have a go at most of the h.f. bands, including 160m.

    It seems to me that I've seen advertised, a tuneable artificial ground just made for your purpose. ( a good RF ground).
    It may have been MFJ here in the US.


    Howdy, Dick. You are right. And MFJ makes one. It allows you to vary inductance and capacitance to electrically lengthen or shorten a random
    length counterpoise.

    73 FrankO

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  • From Richard Brumbaugh@1:170/302.17 to Frank Jones on Friday, June 16, 2000 14:46:52
    On (16 Jun 00) Frank Jones wrote to Richard Brumbaugh...

    Howdy, Dick. You are right. And MFJ makes one. It allows you to
    vary inductance and capacitance to electrically lengthen or shorten a random length counterpoise.

    Kinda like a "negative" antenna tuner, hi.

    Best regards, (73)
    Dick, W5MFD since 1946
    richard.brumbaugh@gratisnet.com

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  • From TOM WALKER@1:202/801 to RICHARD BRUMBAUGH on Friday, June 16, 2000 22:45:10
    Thanks, Dick. I am aware of that, but the problem here is that I have very little space and want to have a go at most of the h.f. bands, including 160m.

    It seems to me that I've seen advertised, a tuneable artificial ground
    just made for your purpose. ( a good RF ground).
    It may have been MFJ here in the US.

    It is MFJ that makes the "Artifical" ground.
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  • From DAVID PRATT@2:250/355 to RICHARD BRUMBAUGH on Friday, June 16, 2000 22:36:58
    It seems to me that I've seen advertised, a tuneable artificial
    ground just made for your purpose. ( a good RF ground).
    It may have been MFJ here in the US.

    Thanks, Dick; I will have a look through the latest QST. Just read Frank's reply also and I have an MFJ catalog somewhere so I'll see what that says about it.

    73

    David G4DMP

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