The Antuner AT-100M - Just Watch

I think they will be able to iterate over the software and make it a lot more usable. If they included a tinker-cable with it, I'd be in love!
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[@KD9VUK-]

Something to note, there is a “hidden” menu you can access by holding the tune button while you power it up. You can disable that beep and also adjust some stuff with the RF sensing/Wattage reading.

[@temporarilyoffline]

There is probably a "test" mode too?

[@milliardo279]

Thank you for this. I hated having to listen to the beeps all the time. And yes it does have a test mode

[@milliardo279]

Just got mine in today. I was surprised to find that it was smaller than I expected. Tried it out and was surprised that it tuned 80m on the 40m element on my fan dipole. But when I use it on my 10m element. You can hear my voice in the relays and it constantly tunes during transmit. Over all I love it! Cheap and compact for those who want to save space. Thanks for you for passing this along to us.

[@temporarilyoffline]

Glad it's working out well for you!

[@RuVi78]

how long time to arrive?

[@milliardo279]

@@RuVi78 it took about a week for mine to come in. And that was straight from China.

[@JT-py9lv]

Good morning Steve. *Thanks for being awesome*

[@temporarilyoffline]

Thanks JT!

[@TheGeekiestGuy]

Got damn, I love taking gear apart. I love it when it's working gear, and it works when you put it back together even more. 😆🤙🏽

[@temporarilyoffline]

One of my favorite things - everytime I get to learn something different. Eventually I might know something!

[@TheGeekiestGuy]

@temporarilyoffline collective knowledge on many things will always be better than total knowledge of one particular thing. I'd rather be the "jack of all trades, master of some" as opposed to being pigeonholed into one thing. Keep in learning, brother. 🤙🏽

[@philhayward8696]

After watching this video I ordered one to go with my FT-891. I have received it and am using it and am delighted. Thanks for video and bringing the tuner to my attention. Cheers ZL2VTH

[@temporarilyoffline]

Great to hear! Enjoy

[@RuVi78]

how long time to arrive?

[@philhayward8696]

Mine arrived in just on 2 weeks

[@ekendraedrisinghe3428]

Can it handle 100 PEP 1.8 to 30Mhz? 4S7EF

[@philhayward8696]

@@tilghmansmith5705 what frequency is this at. From the manual.... Power:1-18Mh/SSB/CW/0.1-100W 　　　18-30MHz/SSB/CW/0.1-50W 　　　1-30Mhz/FM/AM/FT8/0.1-50W

[@m0aze611]

Looks interesting - neat unit. Thanks Mike

[@temporarilyoffline]

Thanks for watching Mike!

[@DonzLockz]

Looks to be assembled better than others. Cheap as chips! 🍟

[@temporarilyoffline]

MUCH better!

[@oobihdahboobeeboppah]

I had to replace the battery in mine after a year. Instead of trying to fit one inside, I opted to put one on top running the wires around the back edge and inside. I taped it flat and am otherwise pleased with it. There's really no room to play with trying to get another battery inside so I went with one with better specs which should give longer run time.

[@temporarilyoffline]

Good deal!

[@Philip-KA4KOE]

Got one. Love it.

[@temporarilyoffline]

I might have to get one myself

[@rafaelgcpp]

looks like an ATU-100 with an upgraded microcontroller on a separate board. Nice. Might buy one later...

[@temporarilyoffline]

It looked pretty well built!

[@TerryG7wrs]

Great little tuner I have one.

[@temporarilyoffline]

Nice!

[@DirtyPlumbus]

If my X6100 didn't already have one, I'd definitely buy one. Nice size and price.

[@temporarilyoffline]

Its a pretty neat bit of kit!

[@KeepEvery1Guessing]

Which micro-controller? Is the display always on, or does it blank when you've been transmitting for a while. How long the battery lasts when not in use would be an interesting stat. Thanks for the peek.

[@temporarilyoffline]

No -problem! I had to give it back, so I can't answer your questions though

[@adrianofcarvalho5078]

Hello! The older tuner antennas have the bay pass function, does the Atu-100M Pro also have bay pass? Thank you if you clear this doubt!!!

[@temporarilyoffline]

I don't see the original having a bypass, but my friend KK6USY says that the AT-100-Plus model does.

[@godfreydebouillon8807]

I got mine yesterday. In the menu, theres an SWR threshold. I think it is set for like 1.7. If you increase it to like 2, then it shouldn't fail when it's under 2.

[@temporarilyoffline]

Good tip. Thanks!

[@Lowell-W8ISM]

I have an AT-100M and it does a great job if I'm using an AM signal. When playing with FT8 it constantly fails. Do digital modes give these devices problems? There is a menu (hold button down while powering on) that allows manual control, so is the solution to manually tune with a AM signal near the FT8 band and then run FT8?

[@temporarilyoffline]

FT8 puts out a good deal of your radios power to the antenna system, I'd say more that AM, so it might be harder to tune. The end game would be to run manually and then make antenna improvements to get a closer match. But as long as you are having fun, that's a win!

[@W2JLDRoc-ham]

I have seen vids on just tuning with 10w and the radio in fm mode..has to be those perimeters.......what mode were you in and how many watts??

[@temporarilyoffline]

I don't remember

[@Chris-in-ky-ky4ckp]

Steve, good to see you at HV2023! LCARA Ham Radio

[@temporarilyoffline]

Always a pleasure!

[@anandarochisha]

I have the same magnifying glass..stamped Realistic from Radio Shack..from the early 80s

[@temporarilyoffline]

Sweet! Radio Shack was my candy store!

[@anandarochisha]

@@temporarilyoffline I made a mistake..it is stamped "Archer", not Realistic..I use regular..stood the test of time. Also, I use Korean made Realistic Minimus .3 speakers attached to a Sherwood SE-3 output attached to RACAL 6217E ex ASA Monitoring station from the 70s. Missing Radio Shack, but it's a different world. At least back then my components didn't have to go through a chicom counterfeit and testing review 🙃

[@mikeramsey9747]

What is the difference between the 100M and the 100M Pro? The pro appears to weigh more and have a plug for CW. But is the Pro worth the extra cost.

[@temporarilyoffline]

I haven't had one in my hands yet, but TheSmokinApe and KK6USSY Ham Radio Adventures both did a review on it. My take so far is that they are both good, but if you don't have one, get the Pro. If you have the old model, I don't see much reason to upgrade.

[@NomadFella]

What will be the output voltage and current if used to amplify about 1-2W of 13.56MHz RF?

[@temporarilyoffline]

This isn't an amp, so power in = power out minus a little insertion loss

[@NomadFella]

@@temporarilyoffline I thought its output was 100W with an input of 5w or so.

[@temporarilyoffline]

@NomadFella this device is an antenna tuner, not an amplifier.

[@EdinHasovic]

Try tuning with out of casing!

[@temporarilyoffline]

How come?

[@K4AX]

did you test if the relays latch?

[@temporarilyoffline]

No, I didn't

[@angelscomputers]

Coming from the tuner of the G90 that Tunner it’s pretty crappy!!!! It’s driving me crazy the “Fail”. Thanks for saving me $100 bucks my friend

[@temporarilyoffline]

You bet

[@loraz0]

Did you try it with a full charge? You were tuning below the recommended minimum voltage of 3.6v.

[@temporarilyoffline]

Yeah, worked great either way.

[@loraz0]

@@temporarilyoffline Do you think this would be an improvement over the tuner in the xpa125b? Put this downstream, and turn the amp tuner off.

[@temporarilyoffline]

Xiegu make ms a really good tuner. I'd have to go back and look at my Teardown vids and see which one had more tuning elements inside, that would very the deciding factor.

[@BryanDaniel42]

where do you buy Any Antennas or Any Radios??? I've never heard of that brand before?? LOL 😂

[@temporarilyoffline]

Right!

[@ndoren]

Are you tuning at full output power?

[@temporarilyoffline]

Yes

[@CA3DQY]

@@temporarilyoffline its possible to tune with high power? or have to be lower down every time to tune?

[@temporarilyoffline]

Its always recommended that you tune with lower power levels, but for some radios thats really a hassle and I'm too lazy to do it. @@CA3DQY

[@mrtechie6810]

Danger: Looks like the battery will burn or explode if it ever expands! It appears to be squashed up against a sharp PCB with no extra space?

[@temporarilyoffline]

The joys of Lithium Ion batteries

[@EvgeniX.]

wonder is it fast enough for Automatic Link Establishment?

[@temporarilyoffline]

Good question, I didn't time the memory tune and it isn't getting the frequency from the rig, so my first guess would be "probably not"

[@temporarilyoffline]

Good question, I didn't time the memory tune and it isn't getting the frequency from the rig, so my first guess would be "probably not"

[@terryb3511]

I don't think they are latching relays?

[@temporarilyoffline]

They are.

[@ekendraedrisinghe3428]

Can it handle 100w (SSB)?

[@temporarilyoffline]

Yes

[@Thump2030]

seems like a better tuner than the one Ape has been messing with.

[@temporarilyoffline]

Much better - its not "N7DDC" or his design that is the problem, its the "borrowed" implementation.

[@Aimsport-video]

Huh. They have an AT-DP Antenna Adapter with no documentation… interesting.

[@temporarilyoffline]

I saw that - I think its a quick way to string up a dipole or something??

[@VoeViking]

Are you really trying to tune using 70 watts?

[@temporarilyoffline]

Sure was.

[@tomKZ8TOM]

Your and Ape’s videos definitely affirmed my decision not to buy any ham kits or finished product on eBay or Amazon. The design may be good, but the low quality parts/materials and the even lower worker skill & QA proves it is a waste of time and money.

[@temporarilyoffline]

Here to help. The Antuner is pretty good, the atu-100 clones are pretty bad.

[@ragheadand420roll]

Ill stick to ldg

[@temporarilyoffline]

LDG is good stuff, I'm am looking forward to a modern z817 replacement!

[@victorcharlie7491]

Nice an compact, your not at the hamvention.

[@KD9VUK-]

He’s there, this was filmed like a week ago.

[@victorcharlie7491]

@@KD9VUK- lolz, I should of known, I need more coffee tnx.

[@temporarilyoffline]

I made it to hamvention, but I gotta work brother!

[@gaptastic]

no thank you, don't trust it. I dig my ldg.

[@temporarilyoffline]

LDG Makes Good Stuff