if you hate it that bad take it out back and shoot it . On 6/12/10, Donald Sanders <w4...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I am not famiiar with the BC 610 output circuit however it may be link > coupled and 600 ohm or other high impedence as most of the transmitters in > the late 30's and 40's. The Murch is designed to match an antenna to a 50 to > 75 ohm load. Therefore you may be exceeding what the Murch is capable of > doing. > Don > > > > > ________________________________ > From: rbethman <rbeth...@comcast.net> > To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service <amradio@mailman.qth.net> > Sent: Sat, June 12, 2010 5:22:36 PM > Subject: Re: [AMRadio] WTB - MURCH UT-2000A > > I don't care if Marconi himself designed it. > > It will NOT tune a BC-610 to ANY antenna! > > Even after setting the BC-610 to the 400W ME-165G 50 ohm dummy load > first. It would melt the final before it managed to "match" anything. > 250THs don't grow on trees! > > I have the manual. I have checked it against the schematic in the manual. > > I'd take one of the Heath tuners, the high power ones, ANY day over the > Murch! > > I don't know how long others have been at this, but that has been my > experience since 1980! There is equipment, then there is purported > "ultimate" that is nothing but junk. > > Bob - N0DGN > > On 6/12/2010 6:12 PM, Robert Nickels wrote: >> The Murch UT-2000A is a commercial version of the classic "Ultimate >> Transmatch" designed by Lew McCoy and featured in the July 1970 issue of >> QST and numerous ARRL handbooks. It's called "ultimate" because it is >> able to match coaxial-fed antennas, end-fed wires, and with the addition >> of a 4:1 balun, balanced feeders. The manual is on BAMA and I can send >> you a copy of the QST article if you need it. >> >> Add a good SWR/power meter and once you learn how to tune it, the Murch >> will match most anything you can hook to it, 160-10 meters, up to a KW. >> >> 73, Bob W9RAN > > ______________________________________________________________ > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > AMRadio mailing list > Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ > List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Post: AMRadio@mailman.qth.net > To unsubscribe, send an email to amradio-requ...@mailman.qth.net with > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > AMRadio mailing list > Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ > List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Post: AMRadio@mailman.qth.net > To unsubscribe, send an email to amradio-requ...@mailman.qth.net with > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Post: AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to amradio-requ...@mailman.qth.net with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
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