Introduction - SGC MAC-200 Operating Manual

1 Introduction

Why did we create the MAC-200? To pull together the essential
tools for antenna management for stations with more than one
antenna. Discussions with amateurs and professionals have shown
that most have more than one antenna, yet the only place where all
of these antennas come together is in the radio room. Only there is
it possible to manage the antenna in use and provide matching for
all of them. Unfortunately, existing tools do not go far enough.
From manual antenna switches, to complex, electronic, computer
controlled antenna switches ... the only thing available has been a
switch. Existing devices allow directing RF to one antenna or
another from a group of antennas. Some manual tuners provide for
two or sometimes three antennas with an ability to tune them, but
now SGC has taken the next step and added an intelligent tuner to
the control station.
The MAC-200 is something completely new, an antenna switching
system that includes built in intelligent tuning to trim the line
before going into your transceiver. The MAC-200 has 170 built in
memories to remember both the tuning parameters and the antenna
at a variety of frequencies. It has all of the sophistication
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