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    The document describes an SPC HF antenna tuner that: - Covers amateur radio bands from 160m to 6m - Uses an inductor wound on plastic drain pipe with taps every turn for the first section and every 10 turns for the second section - Includes two 500pF air-spaced capacitors to tune the antenna with one at the input and the other dual gang

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    The document describes an SPC HF antenna tuner that: - Covers amateur radio bands from 160m to 6m - Uses an inductor wound on plastic drain pipe with taps every turn for the first section and every 10 turns for the second section - Includes two 500pF air-spaced capacitors to tune the antenna with one at the input and the other dual gang

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    The document describes an SPC HF antenna tuner that: - Covers amateur radio bands from 160m to 6m - Uses an inductor wound on plastic drain pipe with taps every turn for the first section and every 10 turns for the second section - Includes two 500pF air-spaced capacitors to tune the antenna with one at the input and the other dual gang

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    SPC HF ANTENNA TUNER – G3WME

    Tuner covers the Amateur radio bands 160m – 6m

    Transceiver 500pF 500pF Antenna


    I/P 50 Ohms

    10
    9
    8 500pF
    7
    6
    5
    4 First section of
    3 inductor
    2 tapped every turn
    1
    0

    0
    10
    20 Second section
    30 of inductor
    tapped every 10
    40 turns

    SPC Antenna TUNER 0-100 watts Mike G3WME


    Note:- The original SPC Match was developed by W1FB as described in ARRL Handbook

    NOTES
    The tuner’s inductor is wound on a 40mm white plastic drain pipe using black insulated multi-strand wire 24/0.2
    overall diam 2.05mm. The capacitors are air-spaced 500pF of the variety used in domestic radios. The Input
    capacitor can have a lower voltage rating than the dual gang capacitor since it experiences lower voltages.

    The RSGB handbook suggests this “linear” switching method of taps on the inductor as a substitute for a 50 turn
    roller coaster inductor which is usually large, difficult to find, and expensive.

    With a 133ft (40m) doublet the SPC will easily produce a good match on the 160m-6m bands using a balun
    connected to the antenna socket, and will also match a 130 foot inverted L end fed wire, with the aid of an RF
    earth, that consists of two 4ft galvanised pipes that are 6" apart, and strapped together to two 10m lengths of
    counterpoise wire running in opposite directions at the side of the house.

    Graphics by G8ODE Apr 2008 iss 1.3


    SPC HF ANTENNA TUNER – G3WME

    Photographs showing the final assembly

    NOTES
    The top photo shows the front controls of the assembled SPC Tuner. The left hand control is the 500pF
    input capacitor and can be of a lower voltage rating. The far right control is the ganged 500pF capacitor
    and needs to be of a higher voltage rating.

    The bottom photo shows the underside view of the plastic case. The inductor is wired with single core
    insulated wire, and stripped where the taps have to be made. The inductor core is plastic 40mm diam.
    white plastic pipe . The Input BNC is wired to a short piece of 50 ohm coax ( coloured brown in the photo),
    and the earth bolding can be clearly seen running from the input BNC connector to the RF earthing point
    by the antenna connector and then onto the dual gang capacitor.

    Graphics by G8ODE Apr 2008 iss 1.3

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