Yes, the 87A has an auto tuner. I forget the two buttons to push that has one of the LED's continuously flash to indicate it is in auto-tune mode. When in this mode it continuously tunes for low swr. This is nice when changing multiple antennas on the same band. I will remember what buttons to push when I get out of the snowy northeast next week and operate the 87A from WP2Z.
By the way I plan on taking down my K2. Was given a real nice metal case with foam liner. It should work great for carrying on the K2. N2TK, Tony -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Augie (Gus) Hansen Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 2:03 PM To: Jeff Stai; Elecraft Reflector Subject: Re: [Elecraft] What's with the new amplifier? On 2/14/06 11:46 AM, "Jeff Stai" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ps: I think the Alpha does have an antenna tuner...? Hi Jeff, The 87A doesn't have a built-in antenna tuner. The output network can comfortably match about a 2.5:1 VSWR range as I recall from the one I had back in the early 1990s, but I had to use an external tuner to use the Alpha with my wire antennas. Gus Hansen, KB0YH _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
