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Reviews For: LDG AT-100Pro Memory Autotuner

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Review Summary For : LDG AT-100Pro Memory Autotuner
Reviews: 88MSRP: 219
Description:
Low cost 1 to 125 watt autotuner (50W on 6M). 4000 memories, SWR and Power indicator, 2 position antenna switch, low power consumption, latching relays, interfaces for all popular radios and 160 thru 6 meter coverage.
Product is in production
More Info: http://www.ldgelectronics.com
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WM4RB Rating: 2015-01-30
Great Tuner! Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
I use it to tune my Carolina Windom 80 OCF dipole. The dipole is setup as a flattop at 35ft. It tunes every band including 6m within 2 to 3 seconds. I couldn't be more pleased with it. It is a GREAT TUNER!
KK4VTC Rating: 2015-01-29
Good for some bands. Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
Bought mine via CheapHam. Supported equipment: Yaesu FTDX3000D, ZS6BKW multiband antenna. Ok, I bought this as an improvement over the FTDX's internal tuner. The LDG does a great job tuning bands the Yeasu's tuner already tunes. (Yes, I disabled the internal tuner when using the LDG...) However, the LDG will not tune any portion of 80m/75m and will not tune the low end of 10m. It will tune 40m, 20m, 17m and 12m beautifully where the SWR is less than 1.7:1. Big deal. The Yaesu internal tuner already does that. To reduce the rattle, I set the LDG on a small folded towel.

M0SAZ Rating: 2014-08-08
One of my favorites Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I have owned many LDG ATUs including, Z-817, Z-817H, Z11Pro, AT-200Pro, YT-100, YT450, AT-897 and have had a couple of these AT-100Pro/IIs.

I have found them reliable, fast and so capable. I even ran PSK through one at 100w and after it had done cooking, it just carried on!

Cannot fault any LDG product I have owned yet - including their Baluns and the FT/FTL-Meter.
N4ZAW Rating: 2014-02-23
Neat,sweet, and petite! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Admittedly, I haven't owned this for long, but have used it over the past two years on trips around town and to nearby hamfests with my friend in his truck. It quit working back in December, so he sent it off to LDG for repair. Not being able to function without his little tuner, he upgraded to a the new LDG for his IC-7000.
When he got this AT100pro back from LDG (NO CHARGE TO REPAIR), he sold it to me. I love this little tuner! It's still "learning about my band usage", as they're known to do, but so far, it has been flawless.
I highly recommend this to anyone who would rather concentrate on their driving than the tuner as they cruise along.
VK4KL Rating: 2013-07-24
Waste of $$$ Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Bought the LDG AT100ProII tuner new a month ago what a waste of $$$. An antenna resonant on 7.1MHz is a problem for this tuner at 7.2 MHz all I get is relay chatter and nothing else. Cannot get it to tune anything anywhere.
N0UY Rating: 2011-07-23
Great .... Then Dead Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Owned the unit just over two years. Used mainly on the field day setup and it worked good first year and half of the second. This year my daughter came out to see how it was going at the field day site so I powered down the rig and tuner for a break. 20 minutes later the rig would power up but not the tuner. Tried external power source still no life. Sent to LDG just before the 4th of July. No word back yet. Even no replies to my emails which seems pretty unprofessional to me. I worked in service department for 20 plus years with a manufacturer and we always responded to our customers. Time will tell. Hope it works out because I really liked the little tuner
DJ0ABR Rating: 2011-06-08
poor quality, poor tuning results Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
maybe the worst tuner I owned in the last 20 years. Most of the time I heard the relais rattling and trying to find a match. The memory does not work most of the time. I replaced it with an MFJ tuner which does an excellent job on the same antennas.
N9US Rating: 2011-04-18
Super Tuner/Super Service! Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I've used this tuner feeding "Stealth" Inverted-L wire antennas shot up into the trees with a slingshot using my ICOM 735 (100 watts)on all bands 160 thru 10 meters. It ALWAYS FINDS A MATCH at under 1.3:1 SWR...and instantaneously after you "train" it. So far, in a little over a year, I've worked 236 countries and over 1025 DXCC Challenge countries using it. Unfortunately, I left it connected when a lightning storm came by. ZAP! Sent it to LDG for service. Got it back in a bit over a week (NO CHARGE!). SUPER TUNER, SUPER SERVICE! I'd buy from LDG again!
W7KOA Rating: 2011-04-16
Works Great Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
Have had this tuner for about a year.It has been doing a good job so far.It does make a little noise until it remembers the settings for various bands and antennas.After that you dont hear much noise from it.I really like the meters because they are easy to see with just a quick glance.I use it with my 706mk2g and have the icom cable so its a very neat setup.

73 Romel K7FRN

AE4B Rating: 2011-04-16
dont waste your money Time Owned: more than 12 months.
i expected more from ldg-the reviews of this tuner by users seemed to indicate a great product. this, however, was not my experience. on any of my antennas(verticals-beam) the ldg-100pro would "tune" and indicate a 1:1 match but would attempt to re- tune during conversation. back to ldg--"unit checked out perfectly" .months later-same problem. this time their diagnosis was "stray rf". so i installed numerous rfi toroids -checked ground connections etc.-same re-tune result.i would believe this re-tune problem is a design defect.ldg seems to be in denial that the situation even exists. i am now using my standby mfj-949e tuner. i would NEVER buy a ldg tuner again. go with another brand auto-tuner.