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Review Summary For : PalStar AT1500CV
Reviews: 68MSRP: 429.95
Description:
Antenna Tuner with CERAMIC roller inductor. 1500 Watt.
Product is in production
More Info: http://www.palstar.com
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N2JXN Rating: 2007-01-21
Worth every penny Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I have had the at1500cv since christmas. Great product. Had a MFJ 989C for quite a few years. But have gotten a Alpha 76a so I can run som power now. Well the Mfj just could not take it at 400 to 500 I would arc the caps and inductor. When I got the at1500cv what a diference. With the alpha I have pushed 2KW by accident a few times with no arcing or any thing. I tune all of the wire antennas which i have 3. G5RV for 80 thru 10, BWD90 for 160 thru 10, JC Triband for 80 40 and 160. Each one faces a different direction. The construction is good what I would expect and the support is great.
GW4ZRK Rating: 2006-10-23
tuner Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
bought the palstar at1500cv from Vinecomm in the uk - the writing started to come off ? like chalk - sent an email to Ron @ vinecomm he in return sent it on to palstar ,result getting a new front panel from Palstar. cracking tuner - by the way i sent an email to palstar telling them of this problem ? up to now no answer from them? i am positive i sent it in ENGLISH and not WELSH ?
Hwyl o Gymru
GW4ZRK
VA3AWP Rating: 2006-10-04
Great tuner and Great Customer Support Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
Picked up the AT1500CV a few months ago from Radioworld here in Toronto. I needed a good tuner, and I wanted it that day, so I grabbed a 'floor' model, the only one they had left. Tuner works outstanding, and I am able to tune all bands at full legal limit with no arcing or sparking or scary noises coming for the unit.

Only one thing that I had an issue with, and that was the meter in the unit was a little sticky. A quick call to Paul at Palstar led to the fact I had grabbed an older version of the tuner, being that it was a floor model, this was completely understandable. I gave Paul my info, and a few days later I received a replacement meter in the mail. Thats what I call tech support and customer service. And is why I give the AT1500CV a solid 5 out of 5 for excellent construction and outstanding customer support.
KC0UXC Rating: 2006-09-26
Nice solid feel Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
After playing with an MFJ at Dayton, I tried the Palstar...WOW WOW WOW!!! Totally different in quality. Look inside and you can see why it gets great reviews. I use a longwire antenna and and it works great. The dual needles are very easy to read. What else can I say.. Try it and you will love it.
N4PMG Rating: 2006-07-05
""THIS TUNER IS AWESOME"" Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Over the past 20 years I've owned Nye Vikings top of line tuner along with the very good Ameritron ATR-30 and other heavy duty tuners they worked and basically did most of what they promised. About a year ago Paul of Palstar sent me one of his Palstar AT-1500CV Tuners to use. Over this past year I have put this beautiful tuner through just about every type situation you could think of including exceeding It's power ratings and other statistics! It has never failed! No weird noises, Arching Etc. It just took everything I could give it! This is the absolute best tuner I have ever owned and I would recommend it to anyone looking for the little brother of the AT-5K "ROCK CRUSHER"!!! Thanks Paul For Your Hard Work And Strict Quality Control! Langdon "Mac" McAlpin N4PMG, Loganville, Ga.
W5UV Rating: 2006-06-09
GREAT TUNER WITH GREAT CUSTOMER SUPPORT Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Paul not only puts together a solid tuner but supports his customers well beyond the norm. The AT1500CV is a very solid tuner and settings remain consistent - unless something changes outside! Thanks Paul for a super tuner and great customer service!
FORMER_WF4W_TW Rating: 2006-06-08
Great product Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
I've used a lot of different tuners in over 30 years as a Ham. This is one of, if not the best one I've used. The controls are very smooth and the overall quality is superb. I am thoroughly pleased with this quality product
N6HBJ Rating: 2006-05-16
RF bite on 10 meters Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I woulda gave this a 5 but when I transmit on 10 meters I get a little RF bite on the inductor knob and a little smoke comes out of the knob. Other people have experienced the same on 10 meters.

I took the cover off and while transmitting on 10 meters I saw where the smoke was coming from. The lubricant on the inductor knob would actually catch on fire while transmitting!! And this was only on a 100 watts!

Other than that - no problem!

~Mike N6HBJ
KD0ZV Rating: 2006-01-29
Replacement for Ten-Tec 238 Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I have owned several tuners over the years including Ten-Tec's LDG's Nye Viking etc. I bought this to see it it would out perform my Ten-Tec 238a. The 238 has always been an outstanding tuner and its L network was easy to tune everything I owned.

My only gripe with the 238 was the flimsy feel and bad (useless) meter. Otherwise performance in low power conditions was good.

The Palstar was a nice change when it comes to feel. It has superior craftmanship inside and out and the feel of quality when tuning.

The T match is much sharper to tune than my L network but once I got used to tuning and created a cheat sheet it was a breeze to tune. Both dials have fine gear reduction tuning for the caps and the inductor has an outstanding turns counter.

The manual could have had been better so I called and talked to Paul at the factory. He took as much time as I needed and was very helpful. I also bought a new ZM-30 analyzer. VERY nice as well. You cant go wrong with Palstar. These are the best manual tuners online.
W4HWD Rating: 2005-12-24
I love mine! Time Owned: N.A.
Solid. Stable. Repeatable settings. Smooooooth controls. Beautiful front panel. Tunes everything I have! The only tuner that could replace this one is a bigger Palstar! I wanted the AT4K but since I don't run legal limit I couldn't justify the extra $450 - I am 100% satisfied with the AT1500CV - it's NOT a compromise in any way! Once you go Palstar you will NEVER go back to any Mississippi "tuners" (term used loosely)...seriously.