antenna tuner

Good morning! I had an eventful weekend wrestling with my new HF rig, along with a a new LDG Z-11 Pro II ATU and setting up an inverted V antenna. I'm here seeking advice from pros who might lend their expertise to my current dilemma. Equipment: IC-7000 LDG Z-11 Pro II ATU RigExpert AA-650...

Looking to get into SDR (probably with a SDRplay unit) and will have at least 2 antenna's for the unit - one for < 30MHz (probably a MLS 30+) and something undetermined for > 30 MHz (Recommendation appreciated). The SDRplay unit comes with 2 antenna inputs so I won't be using an antenna switch...

A few days ago I received a used MFJ-945C tuner from a seller on the QTH classifieds (had good feedback). When I took a closer look at it, I noticed that someone had modified it. It looks like someone had installed a power supply port. I asked the seller about it, and he said he never noticed...

This question is maybe already being asked several times, but I cannot find the answer that easy... Is it useful to use an automatic antenna tuner for receiving instead of being used on a transmitter. Because it is not easy to find a manual ATU anymore. And I am not so handy with a soldering...

If you have an antenna tuner, and your antenna is a 10:1 match for your frequency, and the tuner brings it down to 1.2:1, do you get the same, or close to the same transfer of power to the antenna as you would if the antenna was a true 1.2:1? I have more to say on this, but I want to see what...

I just got a cobra 29ltd and a wilson 1000 magnet mount antenna and have had for a few years a Texas star DX 667V. Now to get you guys up to speed, I mounted the radio under my dash of my chevy pickup. Ran the power of the radio to the fuse box and hooked into the a fuse and grounded it there on...

I am looking for advice on getting the best reception for several different portable shortwave radios like the Grundig G-5 and Sangean ATS-803A. I am putting up a 100 foot 12 gauge insulated wire from a stationary post on the top of my house (25 foot high) out to a tree. I have used cable ties...