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MFJ Enterprises MFJ-986 1.8 ~ 30 MHz Rugged Roller Inductor Differential-T Antenna Tuner 3KW PEP Amplifier Input Power (1500 Watts PEP SSB output power). Also Covers MARS & WARC Bands.

MFJ Enterprises MFJ-986 1.8 ~ 30 MHz Rugged Roller Inductor Differential-T Antenna Tuner 3KW PEP Amplifier Input Power (1500 Watts PEP SSB output power). Also Covers MARS & WARC Bands.

  • MFJs exclusive AirCore Roller Inductor gives absolute minimum SWR — something tapped inductors just cant do. 3-digit turns counter plus a spinner knob gives precise inductance control so you can quickly retune your frequency. A lighted peak and average reading Cross-Needle meter shows SWR, forward and reflected power at a single glance!
  • You get 6-position antenna switch that lets you select two coax lines and/or random wires (direct or through tuner), balanced line and external dummy load. The MFJ TrueCurrentBalun for balanced lines minimizes feedline radiation that causes field pattern distortion, TVI and RF in you shack. Ceramic feedthru insulators for balanced lines withstand high voltages and temperatures.
  • Wide-spaced tuning capacitor plates let you run high power without arcing. MFJs lighted Cross-Needle Meter shows you SWR, forward and reflected power simultaneously. It reads peak or average power on 2000 or 200 Watt ranges. The lamp has on/off switch nd uses 12 VDC or 110 VAC with MFJ-1312D ** Not included **
  • Replacing two variable capacitors with a single differential capacitor gives a wide range T-Network tuner with only two controls — a tuning capacitor and a roller inductor. Simple 2-knob tuning makes tuning easier than ever. You get minimum SWR at only one setting a broadband response that ends constant re-tuning. Youll spend your time QSOing instead of fooling with your tuner. The compact cabinet has plenty of room to mount the roller inductor away from metal surfaces for highest Q — you get high efficiency and more power into your antenna.
  • More tuners use a voltage balun that forces equal voltages on the two antenna halves. It minimizes unbalanced currents only if the antenna is perfectly balanced — not the case with practical antennas. The MFJ-986 uses a true current balun to force equal currents in the two antenna halves — even if the antenna is not perfectly balanced! The MFJ TrueCurrentBalun gives superior balance over voltage baluns and minimizes unbalanced current. This reduces field pattern distortion, concentrates your power for a stronger signal plus it reduces TVI and RF in your shack caused by feedline radiation.

MFJs innovative Differential-T Tuner uses a differential capacitor that makes tuning easier than ever. It gives minimum SWR at only one setting. Broadband coverage ends constant re-tuning. The MFJ-986 is a rugged roller inductor antenna tuner that handles 3KW PEP SSB amplifier input power (1500 Watts PEP SSB output power). It tunes 1.8 – 30 MHz continuously, including MARS and WARC bands.

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The “test range” was a plain-vanilla office table inside the big exhibition hall. At one end sat a PRC-150, one of some 10,000 or so back-pack HF radios carried by US soldiers, its whip antenna extended and ready for action. At the other end was an innovative commercial radio that had the look and feel of a late-model Amateur Radio. This odd pairing was Army MARS’s high-tech contribution to the…

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The US House Armed Services Committee has expressed its continued support for the Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) program. The backing was included in a report accompanying HR 4435, the FY15 National Defense Authorization bill. Language drafted by the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats and Capabilities was subsequently approved by the full committee. The House Armed Services …

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Ham Radio Will Play a Role In 'Hi-Seas' Simulated Mars Mission:
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When Ron Williams, N9UIK, and his fellow "astronauts" head to "Mars" this spring, they'll have Amateur Radio along, just as NASA space travelers do. Williams is part of Mission 2 (of four) in the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation or HI

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Ham Radio will play role in simulated Mars mission
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Williams is part of Mission 2 (of four) in the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation — HI-SEAS, in which participants will simulate living and working within a Martian outpost — actually a solar-powered dome at a remote site some 8000 feet

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Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) Army MARS Chief Stephen Klinefelter has declared the multifaceted national communication exercise early this month “an unequivocal success,” and he thanked all three MARS branches and the other participating military units and civilian entities for their “hard work, long hours, and dedication to the mission.”

The MARS station at ARRL’s Maxim Memorial Statio…

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Representatives of the US Army Military Auxiliary Radio Service (MARS) met with ARRL staff at League Headquarters October 2 to discuss ways the two organizations might collaborate in emergency response activities. Army MARS Region 1 Director Bob Mims, WA1OEZ, headed the delegation. Mims, who is also manager of the Army MARS National Net, said most of the discussion centered on how ARRL Headquar…

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The US Army MARS gateway station at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, is operating on its normal schedule during the government shutdown, but routine administrative activity is on hold, computer systems are down, and no membership paperwork can be processed for the duration. As a civilian contractor not covered by the shutdown, Operations Officer David McGinnis, K7UXO, is completing final preparations fo…

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Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, September 17-19, US Army MARS national leadership approved a study of HF transmission methods for use in extreme propagation failures, and it invited nominations for an IT specialist to coordinate such a project. Program Officer Paul English, WD8DBY, who presided, addressed the need for an HF mode capable of high penetration through adverse conditions, such as an ex…

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Everything about the MARS “Pacific Endeavor-13” exercise was simulated, except the power failure in “Pacifica,” the fictitious disaster-battered Asian nation that a small band of amateurs was seeking to assist. The Pentagon and US Pacific Command set up the drill as a test of Amateur Radio emergency support in Asia in the aftermath of Japan’s tsunami catastrophe. MARS, military stations and ama…

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David J. Stapchuk is the new chief of Air Force MARS. He assumed command August 23 from outgoing chief Richard S. Jenson, who has taken on a new assignment. Stapchuk is the director of operations at the 92nd Information Operations Squadron Detachment 1 at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois. In that role he oversees cyber operations in support of the detachment’s communications security mission.

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Army MARS, with support from Air Force MARS members, underwent a high-pressure test of nationwide messaging capacity August 3-4, under the watchful eye of the Army’s chief of network communications. Major General Alan Lynn, commander of the Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM), personally launched the six hour drill, which measured performance of the volunteer radio operators under he…

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Army MARS Chief Stephen G. Klinefelter has implemented a major leadership realignment: Under the new organization chart, the 11 Regional Directors — all volunteers — will assume the day-to-day management responsibility previously exercised from the Army MARS Headquarters at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. “You will tell us if you can take on a task and you will tell us the resources you need,” Klinef…

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The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) confirmed that the rover Curiosity — after a 36 week space flight — landed successfully on Mars at 10:32 PM PDT on August 5 (0532 UTC August 6). Built by JPL and launched by NASA on November 26, 2011, the 2000 pound machine features something that radio amateurs are sure to appreciate: Morse code.

If you look carefully at Curiosity’s wheels, you might notice…

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On May 18, the US House of Representatives approved HR 4310, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013. This bill authorizes appropriations for military activities and prescribes military personnel strengths for Fiscal Year 2013. When the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) sent the bill to the House, it included language in support of the Military Auxiliary Radio System (MA…

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