LDG Z-100 HF & 6 Meter Antenna Tuner
The Z-100 is the definitive low cost automatic antenna tuner! It has been designed from the ground up to provide the power handling you asked for, in a small, lightweight package that is perfect for portable as well as sitting on your desk in your shack!
The Z-100 will tune with 0.1 to 125 watts (50 watts on 6 metres), making it an excellent choice for almost any radio or operating style. Backpackers and QRP operators will appreciate the latching relays. Power can be removed from the tuner once you have tuned. Additionally, when the tuner is not tuning, it draws nearly zero amps.
Additionally, the Z-100 features 200 fast memories which will decrease tuning time up to 95%!
Simple operation is the key to the Z-100. Provide a continuous carrier, then press and hold the tune button for 1 second. The Z-100 tunes. The red LED indicates tuner activity and the green LED indicates an SWR of 1.0 to 1.5 (steady Green LED) and 1.5 to 2.0 (blinking Green LED). If your antenna is already resonant, place the tuner in bypass. Pressing and releasing the tune button quickly will bypass the tuner, taking all tuning components out of line.
Operating range is 1.8 to 54 MHz and will tune a 10:1 SWR (3:1 on 6 meters) down to 1.5:1 or less. It will tune almost any coax fed antenna including dipoles, beams, and verticals.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Microprocessor controlled
High efficiency switched "L" tuning network
LED indicators for status and SWR.
200 fast memories
Latching relays, holds tune position forever.
Optimized, low power consumption tuning algorithm
Tuning time: 0.5 to 6 seconds, 3.0 average
Current consumption: o Idle - Nearly zero amps. Tuning - 300 mA max
Voltage requirements: 11 to 18 volts (user supplies power source)
1.8 to 54.0 MHz coverage
Tunes 6 to 800 Ohm loads, 10:1 SWR (3:1 SWR on 6 meters)
Power range: 0.1 to 125 watts (50 watts on 6 metres)
For dipoles, verticals, vees, beams and coax fed antennas
Optional external balun allows tuning of random length, long wire or ladder line fed antennas
Enclosure size: 5.5 (D) x 5.25 (W) x 1.5 (H) inches
Weight: 14 oz
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