Hi All, I am considering using my T1 to tune a couple of attic antennas, a 40 mtr dipole with drooping ends, and a horizontal loop of about 130 feet total length, as close to the feed point of each antenna as possible to reduce losses in the coax from shack to attic. I would plan to use a relay to select between the antennas, the placement of same which would keep the coax length to about 6 feet after the relay to one antenna, and zero feet to the other. Directly prior to the relay (toward the transceiver) I would place the T1. I would use a small reed relay mounted in a pill box or something similar, to plug into the external tune jack on the side of the T1 to initiate the TUNE cycle, and observe the SWR on a separate SWR meter in the basement shack to know when the tune-up is finished. My concern is the heat buildup in the attic during our hot, sticky Virginia summers. Has anyone else tried to do this, and how did the T1 take the heat? It's a great little tuner, but I doubt it was designed to take 120+ degree heat for extended periods. Any thoughts and observations will be appreciated. BTW, 10 watts from my K2 will be the max expected power for this setup to handle.
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