MFJ Enterprises Original MFJ-949E 1.8-30 MHz 300 Watt Deluxe Versa Tuner II Antenna Tuner

Priced right. Works great. I especially like the built in 50 ohm load.

MFJ has no pre-shipment testing and poor QA inspection. Mine had capacitor plates rubbing together making it not usable. After opening the unit, doing a visual inspection, correcting the problem, it worked fine. No one should have to repair a product at this price point! If you choose to purchase this device, please inspect it before putting your expensive transmitter in jeoparty!

spend a bit more for a remote tuner from LDG.. the quality and engineering is much better and it will do the job much more effectively.

Im satisfied with this tuner because it does what I need to do, so I gave it five stars. As a manual tuner, it is a little awkward to use compared to an automatic tuner, so I dropped a star for ease of use. The box has a power connector in the back to put in 12V to power the light. I dont have easy access to a 12V connector so I have not connected, and the tuner works just fine without any power, since the 12V is only for the lamp.

Excelente alcance y funcionamiento, me encanta la versatilidad de este producto.

This model is probably the most popular tuner for the ham radio guys and cbers ever made.

Works great I use it on 11 meter Im very happy with it thanks

Way too touchy when tuning.

Just setting up a radio area. using this for both my 10m 5/8w vertical and 20m dipole. I can tune either antenna to what every band. Quick tune just by peaking the reception strength. built in antenna switch is a HUGE key feature. Handles two Coax feeds and 1 line feed at the same time. Built in decent dummy load safe with most stock rig output power. Takes a little getting used to, but the cross needle meters do make it easier to tune. A buddy of mine didnt like these cause the inductor selection is just alphabetical, and doesnt list the band. but you get used to what tuning you need. He did say, from his experience, get a tuner with a antenna selector, and boy was he right, huge asset.

Using this on a multiband EFHW antenna and it works great. I tweaked the antenna to get the SWR between 1.5 to 1.7 and the manual tuning was a breeze. Yes, this MFJ tuner can tune SWR well out of the FT-991A 3.0 range, but investing the time to get your antenna SWR as low as possible makes your entire configuration much more efficient. The Yaesu FT-991A has an internal tuner but I wanted to perform the tuning without going off frequency and engaging the internal tuner and potentially broadcasting on top of someone else. This is especially true for busy days on the bands. I initially tuned on the center of the band and recorded the Transmitter Matching, Inductor Selector, and Antenna Matching values for each band. As you move off center of the band you will find that you almost always only have to adjust the transmitter matching value and I do that while calling. Some people have complained that the edges of the unit shows cracked paint. This is only because of the manufacturing process where the metal is bent to form the case after it is painted. It is easy to clean up if you get one that shows this and it really bothers you. The only other thing I would advise for any new HAM radio operators is to invest in the best coax! I use LMR 400 for my permanent installation and even use an LMR 400 jumper between the radio and the tuner. MPD Digital coax is good quality if you want to purchase it here on Amazon. 73! KD2ZTA