PALSTAR AT-500 Meter 600 Watt PEP Antenna Tuner
Price: $479.95

Palstar introduces the AT-500 600 Watt PEP antenna tuner.
All of the Palstar quality and features that Hams worldwide have come to expect is now available in a
compact, lower power, lower priced tuner, the AT-500
Covering 160 to 6 Meters, the AT-500 features a differential tuning capacitor with 2 stators and 1 rotor, a precision ceramic body
roller inductor, and a 4:1 ferrite current balun for balanced line feeds.
The AT-500 utilizes only 2 controls to operate for tuning, providing maximum ease of use in a manual tuner.
A small-sized roller inductor operates all the way up to 6 Meters, while a relay-switched add-on inductor allows 160 Meter operation.
The AT-500 also features Pastar's active Peak and Peak Hold dual cross-needle metering (a $149.95 value found in our popular PM2000A
wattmeter). Add 11ga. (.090" thick) chem-film treated aluminum metalwork and durable powder coated finish on the front panel and
top cover, and you have a tuner that will grace your shack for years to come.
If you want to buy a high-quality, American Made product, The Palstar AT-500 is an ideal entry-lever antenna tuner.
When you buy a Palstar tuner you're not just buying a piece of quality equipment - you're buying a product from a made in the USA
manufacturer carrying on the American Ham tradition.
The AT-500 comes with a 1 year factory warranty.
Click here for eHam.net independent product reviews on the Palstar AT-500.
Order online:
Order by phone: 1-800-773-7931 (USA Toll-Free)
1-937-773-6255 (International)
Order by fax/mail: Click here for order form
Specifications
- Power rating: 600 Watts PEP SSB; 500 Watts CW
- Output to both balanced and unbalanced lines
- Impedance matching range 20 ohms to 1500 Ohms
- Easy and quick tuning with only two controls
- 6 position mode switch for multiple antennas
- Active Crossneedle Peak/Peak Hold metering with backlighting
- Meter power range 0-300 Watts / 0-1000 Watts
- Differential capacitor tuning with 2 stators and 1 rotor (360pF - 14pF - 360pF @ 2.5kV)
- Palstar designed and built 15uH ceramic body roller inductor
- 4:1 current balun
- Powdercoated front panel and top cover
- (For US Domestic/Canada)Power Connector and Power Cable Supplied
- .090" thick metalwork, gold chem-film treated
- Dimensions: 10 3/8" wide x 5 1/2" high x 12 7/8" deep (including knobs and connectors)
- Shipping Weight: 8 lbs
Images:
AT-500 Front View |
AT-500 Inside View |
AT-500 Rear View
Manuals:
AT-500 Manual [For double-sided booklet printing]
Peak Meter Board Alignment Diagram
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