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| Reviews Summary for icom ah3 |
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Reviews: 2
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Average rating: 5.0/5
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MSRP: $(missing—add MSRP)
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Description: automatic antenna tuner
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G3VGR
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Rating: 5/5
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Jul 25, 2004 06:58
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Very good
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I bought my AH3 from another ham about 18 months ago because my AT11, mounted remotely at the end of the garden about 60ft from the shack, wasn't too good at tuning a 130ft endfed on 160 & 80 metres. The AH3 fulfilled that function perfectly and also tuned the longwire on all other hf bands with no problem. I'm currently using it with a 44ft doublet after using both the longwire and a 300ohm feeder-fed Windom. In an attempt to maintain balance, I placed a homemade W2DU 1:1 choke balun just before the tuner. I haven't measured RF current in each side of the feeder, but the antenna radiates well. I also really appreciate the PTT tune function when used with my IC706, which makes for quick & lazy QSY'ing. The only problem so far was caused by a fox chewing through the control cable, so I plan to run the CAT5 control cable & feeder through some PVC wastepipe to stop this happening again. I'm completely satisfied with the AH3's performance. The only minor criticism is that the cable glands are far too large and intended for much thicker cables than the ones supplied, so I had to use liberal amounts of coaxseal to keep the box watertight.
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LU5DDX
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Rating: 5/5
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Jun 21, 2004 08:59
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muy bueno
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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exelente sintonizador de antena para movil o hilo largo .
yo lo coloque en un mastil a 70 mts de altura en mi departamento y como antena un latigo para bc 27 mhz de 2.5 mts 8ft y el cable de cuatro conductores para colocarlo remoto lo alarge .
con un ic 725 con el ic 706 o con el ic 728 funcionaron a la perfeccion nunca me manifesto no entrar en sintonia .
con un alambre de 25 mts 80 ft tambien funciona perfectamente , colocando una contraantena en el borne de maza de cuaquier longitud mejora aun el trabajo .ideal para espacios reducidos o antena de emergencia ,vacaciones etc.
realmente anda jorge desde Bs.As
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