August 17, 2013

FCC Technician Exam Question Of The Day (T9B04)

Q) What does an antenna tuner do?

A) It matches the antenna system impedance to the transceiver's output impedance

NJ2X Notes:
Antenna tuner is also known as a transmatch.  It is an essential element of the modern multi-band station.  The antenna allows the operator to adjust the antenna system impedance to the transceiver's impedance.