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Automatic Radio Tuner
By chris | June 30, 2008
I’ve wanted to buy the LDG AT-897 Auto tuner for my Yaesu FT-897d for about a year now. Although I’ve had my technician class licenses for over two years now, I’ve barely done anything with the hobby because I’ve been so busy with grad school. Fortunately I’m finishing things up, and so I want to begin pursuing my outside interests before the baby come and my personal time drops considerably. Oh sure, I hope to pursue the work/life/self balanace, but you never know what may happen…
Why do you need an auto tuner? Well you don’t *have* to have one. However, it makes things a lot easier and protects my radio from getting damaged due to my ineptitude at making antennas. Power comes back into the system and can burn up sensitive parts within your radio.
The best price I’ve been able to find is at Gigaparts for $179. Don’t get into HAM radio unless you’re ready to shell out initially for expensive equipment. Hopefully, I’ll be able to contact several Spanish speaking countries. My bachelor’s degree was Spanish- it is one of my motivations for picking up the hobby. Once I get the autotuner, I hopefully wont have to buy anything else terribly expensive.
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