Posted: 10/26/2008 2:19:41 PM EDT
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I should have my radio, etc this next coming weekend. I am not scheduled to test until 11/15/08 In order to tune the antenna to correct frequency to listen to the sf net, doesn't the transceiver transmit a cw signal to the tuner? I have seen people saying they could hear someone "tuning up". Can I legally listen to the net through my transceiver, even if I never transmit? |
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Quoted: yes, and that signal goes out the antenna as well.In order to tune the antenna to correct frequency to listen to the sf net, doesn't the transceiver transmit a cw signal to the tuner? don't TX, or tune for that matter, without your ticket. Quoted: Can I legally listen to the net through my transceiver, even if I never transmit? yes. for receiving, the fact that the radio/tuner/antenna are not in perfect match will not matter that much. ar-jedi |
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What I have done in the past when I just wanted to listen to something and didnt feel like doing a full tune up, is just literaly fiddly-fart with the tuning controls for the best sounding signal, it works, your not going to do any harm, and you wont need to xmit. |
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What I have done in the past when I just wanted to listen to something and didnt feel like doing a full tune up, is just literaly fiddly-fart with the tuning controls for the best sounding signal, it works, your not going to do any harm, and you wont need to xmit. As far as receive, listen to your hearts content with any rig or antenna you want. Antenna tuning isn't especially critical to receive performance, although as mentioned, with a manual tuner you can just peak the received noise/signal levels. Most of the automatic tuners are not inline during receive anyway so how they are tuned is usually irrelevant. Or you could get an antenna/swr analyzer and get all of your antennas squared away beforehand. Usually when you hear someone "tuning up" on the air they aren't adjusting an antenna tuner but rather they are tuning a tube rig or more commonly nowadays, a tube amplifier, which usually takes several seconds and the signal will vary as the operator gets it adjusted. Auto tuners normally use reduced power and are faster so are less noticable on the air. |