PE1E wrote:
I found that the my KAT2 tunes about everything ( endfed long- and
shortwires, random length wire verticals with and without radials ( 100' asl
! ) on 80-40-20-15 where my LDG 200 Pro ( automatic atu ) fails definitely.
LDG 200 claims to match ~ 5-1K
It's not as simple as that. The impedance may be more or less reactive,
and the reactance can be either capacitive or inductive. I would expect
that tuners of different design might work better or worse with
particular combinations of resistance and reactance.
BTW, and a bit OT, I presume an external KAT 100 fits 100 W continuous.
Could the KAT100 withstand 250 W SSB( speech SSB only, no CW no FM ) , if my
sig is not rf clipped ( my old Datongs rf clippers ....) and my
transmissons are short ?
If so, I'll get rid of the LDG and buy me a KAT100.
Keep in mind that the KAT100 requires a K2. So if your 250 watts comes
from a QRP K2 plus amplifier, it would work. But if you're planning to
use a different transceiver, it would not.
I believe that the KAT100 is exactly the same as the KAT2 in terms of
network values and algorithms; so if your KAT2 matches everything so
should the KAT100!
--
73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco
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