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RULE REFLECTS LONGSTANDING PRACTICE.  Q MARTY, N3MOW, ASKS WHAT IS THE
PROPER WAY TO TUNE AN ANTENNA TUNER?  I HAVE A 100 W HF TRANSCEIVER, MANUAL
ANTENNA TUNER AND A COMMERCIAL GROUND MOUNTED MULTIBAND 1/4 VERTICAL
ANTENNA.  IVE BEEN TOLD TO KEY THE TRANSMITTER ON CW AND THEN ADJUST THE
TUNER FOR MINIMUM SWR.  I DO NOT HAVE A KEY.  COULD THE TRANSMIT/RECEIVE
SWITCH BE USED INSTEAD OF A KEY?  SHOULD I IDENTIFY BEFORE TUNING?  A
FIRST, I SHOULD MENTION THAT IF YOUR ANTENNA IS PROPERLY ADJUSTED, YOU
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SHOULD NOT NEED A TUNER, EXCEPT PERHAPS AT THE EDGES OF SOME BANDS.  YOU
MAY SAVE A LOT OF EFFORT BY TUNING THE ANTENNA INSTEAD OF THE TUNER.  THE
MOST DESIRABLE METHOD TO TUNE A TUNER IS TO FIRST USE THE RECEIVER AND TUNE
FOR MAXIMUM SIGNAL STRENGTH, OR MAXIMUM BAND NOISE ON THE RECEIVER.  WATCH
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IL W2HLI 64 5 1 740 NLI K1EME 56 5 1 710 NH N2JFS 44 5 1 690 VT KA1HSP 50 5
1 650 WMA KI0G 33 5 1 645 CO KC5LN 28 5 1 640 OR K6BBQ 62 5 1 620 SF N2JPR
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