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The MFJ-16010 is a
variable L-network random wire antenna tuner designed to match the low output
impedance of your transmitter to the high impedance of a random wire (or vice
versa).
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It will match
almost any random length of wire to any transmitter from 160
thru 10 meters.
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The transmitter
may have an output RF power up to 200 watts.
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For best results,
the random wire should be as long, high, and clear of surrounding
objects as possible.
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Do not ground the
random wire antenna.
The connectors are
labeled properly to match a transmitter to a higher impedance. This is the
normal connection. To match impedances that are lower than your transmitter
impedance (such as a mobile whip), simply interchange the normal transmitter and
antenna connections to the MFJ-16010.
Remember the MFJ-16010 is designed to match a single random wire and not a
coaxial line, even though coaxial connectors are used for both antenna and
transmitter connections (these connectors make it easy to interchange antenna
and transmitter connections).
A standard banana plug will fit nicely into the center of the SO-239 coaxial
connector and can be used to connect the single random wire in lieu of a
coaxial plug (PL-239).
A standard coaxial cable having an impedance that matches your transmitter
output impedance, should be used to connect your transmitter to the
MFJ-16010 Random Wire Antenna Tuner. Make sure the MFJ-16010 is well grounded to
the transmitter.
If you are using the MFJ-16010 to match a vertical or mobile whip, the tuner
needs
to be at the feed point of the antenna and not at the transmitter end of the
coaxial transmission line.
The MFJ-16010 Random Wire Antenna Tuner is small enough to carry in your hip
pocket (2 x 3 x 2 inches).
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