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Show all reviews of the Palstar BT1500A Balanced L Antenna Tuner
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of the Palstar BT1500A Balanced L Antenna Tuner.
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K1VZ
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 12, 2004 14:21
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Excellent
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I am delighted with this tuner. I looked very carefully at Palstar products at Dayton and was impressed by the quality and construction.
Over the years I've tried plenty of tuners. Previously as well as the ususal MFJ's I've had a TenTec 238A which was okay and then recently tried a T design in the Ameritron ATR-30, but was not impressed. I have come to like the L designs. As I only use either a doublet with 450 ohm ladder line or resonant antennas, this time a balanced approach seemed to be the right way to go.
With this tuner, I was able to almost instantly find 1:1 tuning positions for 1.870MHz, 3.8MHz, 7.155MHz, 14.200MHz, 18.150MHz, 21.300MHz, 24.900MHz, 28.400MHz. All confirmed with a Kuranishi BR200 analyzer. Reports on air were good and with those I often QSo with. Tuning is fast. Sometimes only a quick change of switch and a small turn of the inductor and I'm there! I'm using 240ft. end to end fed at 65ft with about 150ft of 450 ohm ladder line. The radio confirms my settings.
Tuning is smooth, the best I've used for a LONG time. Meter is excellent. Minor point, but personal choice, I would have preferred a slightly brighter meter background but it does look like the old tube radios.
Externally it looks good and is VERY well constructed. The posts for connecting the ladder line are excellent and much better than my ATR-30 which kept coming loose! The external paint is the best I've seen in any product that I've seen for a few years.
I Keep a cheat sheet of my settings for each band and when I go back to those settings the antenna is spot on.
Well done Palstar. A very good and well made product reminiscent of the best tuners of the past. Well worth the money. Delivered to my door in less than one week.
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