Or sell it to the OP who wants one... 73, ldb K5WLF
On 06/12/2010 09:43 PM, david oneill wrote: > 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. > > 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