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COUNTERPOISE IS USED.  OVERVIEW  THE MT 1 CAN BE PURCHASED IN EITHER KIT OR
ASSEMBLED FORM.  TUNING IS ACCOMPLISHED USING A SIMPLE PARALLEL LC CIRCUIT,
WITH A VARIABLE CAPACITOR AND A SWITCHED VALUE INDUCTOR.  THE 12 TAP TOROID
INDUCTOR IS SOLDERED DIRECTLY TO THE BACK OF THE INDUCTANCE SWITCH FIGURE
9.  THIS CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE REDUCES LOSS WHILE TAKING UP LITTLE SPACE.
TUCKED NEXT TO THE INDUCTOR ARE THE TUNING CAPACITOR AND THE METER/SENSOR
BOARD.  A BNC CONNECTION IS USED AT THE RF INPUT AND BINDING POSTS PROVIDE
CONNECTIONS FOR THE ANTENNA WIRE AND GROUND LEAD.  CONTROLS ARE SIMPLE,
WITH KNOBS FOR THE TUNING CAPACITOR AND INDUCTOR, AND A METER SWITCH FOR
POWER/SWR READINGS.  THE 1 3/8 INCH DIAMETER METER IS ACTUALLY A REPURPOSED
VU METER ITS TWO SCALES READ 20 3 DB AND 0 100.  THE 0 100 SCALE IS USED
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