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Brainerd Area Amateur Radio Club  

Club Meeting October 24, 2002


photo by Jim WAØAXB

    The meeting presentation was given by Past BAARC President Mark Persons WØMH.  He described how antenna tuners work on HF and VHF antenna systems.

   Mark is shown holding a two watt resistor in his right hand.  He explained how the antenna should be made and adjusted to match the transmitter much as a dummy load does.  He is holding an HF antenna tuner in his left hand. 

   Mark explained why a auto-tuner, on HF, is not always enough to get the right match and that a manual tuner may be used in addition to transfer the maximum amount of power to the antenna from a transmitter. 

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