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It is often believed that a tuner actually "tunes" a non-[[resonant]] antenna, tricking it into behaving as though it were resonant. This is not the case, as a simple experiment will show.
It is often believed that a tuner actually "tunes" a non-[[resonant]] antenna, tricking it into behaving as though it were resonant. This is not the case, as a simple experiment will show.
Suppose that the tuner is set to ''direct'' or ''bypass'' operation, connecting the two SWR meters directly together. If the transmitter is keyed, both SWR meters will indicate the same level of SWR. Assume that the non-resonant antenna has SWR at both meters of 10:1.
Suppose that the tuner is set to ''direct'' or ''bypass'' operation, connecting the two SWR meters directly together. If the transmitter is keyed, both SWR meters will indicate the same level of SWR. Assume that the non-resonant antenna has SWR at both meters of 10:1.
Now if the tuner is taken out of bypass mode and its [[inductors]] and [[capacitors]] adjusted until it produces a perfect match between transceiver and antenna, the SWR meter at left will be indicating 1:1, but the SWR meter at right will ''still be indicating 10:1''. In other words, our "antenna" tuner is actually tuning the transmitter to the antenna, not the antenna to the transmitter. We might better call it a transmitter tuner or transceiver tuner! There will always be feedline losses on the line between the tuner and the antenna. To minimise these keep this connection as short as possible and use the best cable you can afford!
Now if the tuner is taken out of bypass mode and its [[inductors]] and [[capacitors]] adjusted until it produces a perfect match between transceiver and antenna, the SWR meter at left will be indicating 1:1, but the SWR meter at right will ''still be indicating 10:1''. In other words, our "antenna" tuner is actually tuning the transmitter to the antenna, not the antenna to the transmitter. We might better call it a transmitter tuner or transceiver tuner! There will always be feedline losses on the line between the tuner and the antenna. To minimise these keep this connection as short as possible and use the best cable you can afford.
== Tuner Models ==
== Tuner Models ==