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433 g7vjr Offline Send Email Apr 28, 2012
11:14 am
Hi Martin - Cheers for reposting! Yep, I am thrilled with it and just ironing out my understanding of the tuning logic and memories today (re; tune from a dit...
434 Ron Settle
wm9q_il Offline Send Email
Apr 28, 2012
7:24 pm
Michael, Good news, I got mine to take the new setting after several attempts at tuning the same old frequency with the new antenna. Guess it just took the ...
435 g7vjr Offline Send Email Apr 28, 2012
10:09 pm
Good show Ron! Can you give me any clues on improving the memory settings on mine? Should I tune manually then go to auto in order to override the memory...
436 Randy Pence
ranges_2001 Offline Send Email
Apr 28, 2012
10:17 pm
I Second That -- Randy Pence N4JZY...
437 Ron Settle
wm9q_il Offline Send Email
Apr 29, 2012
7:50 pm
I followed the manual and did the manual tune and then switch to auto tune procedure. It seemed to take about 4 or 5 attempts at using that method before the...
438 Anndel
abm6be Offline Send Email
Apr 29, 2012
8:10 pm
Ron, I did the same as you but got "UNABLE TO TUNE" message. It does this sometimes on 40 and most times on 80m. I switch to Manual tune and find a low SWR...
439 Ron Settle
wm9q_il Offline Send Email
Apr 30, 2012
2:42 am
Yes I would get that also. pre-ferrite. Try a slower step speed also, that may help. Ron WM9Q From: hf_auto@yahoogroups.com [mailto:hf_auto@yahoogroups.com]...
440 Radio Geekie Boy
wcbstech Offline Send Email
Apr 30, 2012
9:32 am
I saw the "UNABLE TO TUNE" message only a single time, post-ferrite. This was after it looked like it had gotten in some sort of tuning loop and just couldn't...
441 Paul Hrivnak
guelph73 Offline Send Email
Apr 30, 2012
7:49 pm
Using our USB to RS-232 adapter with windows 7 Subject: Windows 7, USB to RS232 Adapter installation For Windows 7 USB to RS232 Adapter installation 1) Plug...
442 Paul Hrivnak
guelph73 Offline Send Email
Apr 30, 2012
8:32 pm
Subject: HF-AUTO tuning time To reduce the tuning time of the HF-AUTO please try making the following changes in the unit's setup menu: 1) Change the QUICK...
443 Ron Settle
wm9q_il Offline Send Email
May 1, 2012
12:36 am
Ok Thanks Paul, That explains the behavior. Ron WM9Q From: hf_auto@yahoogroups.com [mailto:hf_auto@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Paul Hrivnak Sent: Monday,...
444 g7vjr Offline Send Email May 1, 2012
10:17 pm
... Thanks for this Paul. This demystifies something I was half suspecting happened, based on my experiences where sometimes the memory seemed not to take but...
445 dlevy8787 Offline Send Email May 5, 2012
7:22 pm
I watched the video and am considering a purchase. The video mentions that this tuner will be available as a remote tuner in a waterproof contaniner. 2...
446 Paul Hrivnak
guelph73 Offline Send Email
May 6, 2012
5:34 pm
Hi Dave Palstar will show a working remote head (HFAUTO-R) at Dayton this year. It will use a regular HF-AUTO with modifed software to function with the remote...
447 dlevy8787 Offline Send Email May 6, 2012
8:21 pm
Thank you Paul. I appreciate the response and certainly don't want to steal your thunder at Dayton, hi. I was wondering if I should wait to purchase an...
448 g7vjr Offline Send Email May 13, 2012
4:02 pm
Hi - I would like to offer these suggestions in the spirit of improvement. - Drive the motors for L and C simultaneously where possible It would be faster to...
449 abm6be Offline Send Email May 13, 2012
7:12 pm
Aloha Everyone, I'm still getting the "Unable to Tune" message especially on 80m and sometimes in the higher bands. I put clip on ferrite beads on both the...
450 Anndel
abm6be Offline Send Email
May 13, 2012
8:53 pm
When that message shows up and the unit stops tuning automatically, I have to switch to MANUAL and tune manually. 73, Delwyn KH6DC...
451 g7vjr Offline Send Email May 13, 2012
10:30 pm
Hi Delwyn, I sometimes get that. For me, I have a 160m ant and tuning it on 80m is quite a 'pin head' to balance on. I find that if the tuner starts off in the...
452 rick_nd4p Offline Send Email May 14, 2012
11:48 am
Delwyn - What version of firmware are you running? I've updated to the most recent and Palstar sent me a power cord with a big ferrite wrapped into it. That...
453 Anndel
abm6be Offline Send Email
May 14, 2012
3:50 pm
Rick, I'm running firmware 1.17 which I believe is the latest. 73, Delwyn KH6DC...
454 rick_nd4p Offline Send Email May 14, 2012
8:11 pm
I'd call Palstar next and ask them about the power cord with the ferrite wound into it. They sent me one when I reported the unable to tune issue with mine. ...
455 Radio Geekie Boy
wcbstech Offline Send Email
May 15, 2012
2:24 pm
I have the power card with the ferrite wound into it and I'm running 1.17. Occasionally, I still see the "UNABLE TO TUNE" message. I think it *may* have...
456 John Huffman
hjohnc1999 Offline Send Email
May 15, 2012
2:42 pm
Barry - Same here. 40M to 20M (different antenna) often has "UNABLE TO TUNE". But 15M to 20M (same antenna) never a problem. 73 de K1ESE John...
457 rick_nd4p Offline Send Email May 15, 2012
2:58 pm
Interesting. I used to see that message quite often but haven't noticed it since changing the power cord and updating to the newest firmware. There are times...
458 joe_katz Offline Send Email May 18, 2012
7:37 pm
Just saw this tweet from Dayton, but his pic looks like an HF-Auto with the cover removed. Any offical word on this? @erayboul: Palstar has a remote head for...
459 j_cruse2001@...
j_cruse2001 Online Now Send Email
May 19, 2012
4:02 am
It is here ...I will get pics to y'all tomorrow. Remote looks like a 2/3 scale hf auto Sent from my Verizon Wireless Droid ... From: joe_katz...
460 joe_katz Offline Send Email May 19, 2012
2:12 pm
Thanks! And thanks also to @erayboul/N8OFI, who is also monitoring this forum. His latest tweet: @erayboul: Better pic of Palstar HF-AUTO-R. Can confirm it's...
461 KA7JUN
j_cruse2001 Online Now Send Email
May 21, 2012
3:47 pm
Pics of the remote are now in the photo section....
462 ** N8NOE **
n8noe Offline Send Email
May 22, 2012
10:02 pm
Looks a Bit BIG for a Remote Head? I stopped and said Hi to those there, and Must have just Passed it By?.. Jeff-N8NOE...
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