MFJ-259C/MFJ-989D on I-Max 2000

[Heavy Metal]

Just playing around, so let me know what you think the MFJ-989D loaded the I-Max 2000 for 1.8Mhz ( 160m ).

 

[vkrules]

Well thats a fair dummy load.But I think a 50 ohm resistor and 10ft of speaker wire would make a better antenna.

 

[Heavy Metal]

Maybe so but fun just to see if the tuner could do it.

 

[fourstringburn]

Have you heard the expression " I can tune a rain gutter with my tuner" ?

 

[wavrider]

You can tune a piano but you can't tuna fish

 

[Road Squawker]

You can tune a piano but you can't tuna fish

REO Speedwagon

 

[Heavy Metal]

Theirs a few that said cannot but what the heck, was for sh ts and giggles only lol...

 

[M0GVZ]

I doubt the matching circuit in the antenna would be too happy with the voltages its being faced with. Hope you didn't put any power down it.

 

[Heavy Metal]

Just the 259C

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

I once set a Ten-Tec AT-227 manual tuner on fire by loading a six foot helically wound antenna on 160m with just 100 watts. Keyed up and heard "SNAP!" Unkeyed. Keyed up again and heard "SNAP!!" and then saw smoke coming from the tuner. It didn't stop. That was the fastest I ever got the cabinet off a piece of gear. LOL The plastic former around the toroid in the tuner caught fire from the reactance voltages and the heavy current the toroid was handling. I replaced the toroid with a beefier hand wound unit with a better switch. Really short or way off resonant antennas place a considerable strain on tuner components.

 

[fourstringburn]

I once set a Ten-Tec AT-227 manual tuner on fire by loading a six foot helically wound antenna on 160m with just 100 watts. Keyed up and heard "SNAP!" Unkeyed. Keyed up again and heard "SNAP!!" and then saw smoke coming from the tuner. It didn't stop. That was the fastest I ever got the cabinet off a piece of gear. LOL The plastic former around the toroid in the tuner caught fire from the reactance voltages and the heavy current the toroid was handling. I replaced the toroid with a beefier hand wound unit with a better switch. Really short or way off resonant antennas place a considerable strain on tuner components.

Fire on the wire!