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I'm fairly comfortable with my IC-7000, and thought I would give HF a try.

It came with a new AH-4 tuner.
I bought a mini GR5V to get my feet wet.

Now I see that the tuner is for wire only, not coax.
Antenna is mounted on a mast on my 2nd story house, and of course it will not pick up anything without a tuner.

Should a order a coax type tuner and try the GR5V? That's my only option to give HF a try. IF I read correctly, the GR5V will not do 80 or 160. Even if I put up a wire, I was told the AH-4 will not tune the lowest bands.

I'm disabled, and totally at the will of someone taking a day to drive up to my house and tell me what I even need for a wire. I have a 4 acre lot with lots of 45 ft white oaks, that is one thing I have going for me.

If I need to get another tuner for the GR5V, I am open to suggestion. Every one I ask has a different opinion.

If I like HF, I want to work everything. I am going to take my extra exam this fall.

Thanks for helping a rookie.

<blockquote data-quote="KW4HKY" data-source="post: 324313" data-attributes="member: 12541">I&#039;m fairly comfortable with my IC-7000, and thought I would give HF a try.It came with a new AH-4 tuner.I bought a mini GR5V to get my feet wet.Now I see that the tuner is for wire only, not coax. Antenna is mounted on a mast on my 2nd story house, and of course it will not pick up anything without a tuner.Should a order a coax type tuner and try the GR5V? That&#039;s my only option to give HF a try. IF I read correctly, the GR5V will not do 80 or 160. Even if I put up a wire, I was told the AH-4 will not tune the lowest bands.I&#039;m disabled, and totally at the will of someone taking a day to drive up to my house and tell me what I even need for a wire. I have a 4 acre lot with lots of 45 ft white oaks, that is one thing I have going for me.If I need to get another tuner for the GR5V, I am open to suggestion. Every one I ask has a different opinion.If I like HF, I want to work everything. I am going to take my extra exam this fall.Thanks for helping a rookie.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="KW4HKY, post: 324313, member: 12541"] I'm fairly comfortable with my IC-7000, and thought I would give HF a try. It came with a new AH-4 tuner. I bought a mini GR5V to get my feet wet. Now I see that the tuner is for wire only, not coax. Antenna is mounted on a mast on my 2nd story house, and of course it will not pick up anything without a tuner. Should a order a coax type tuner and try the GR5V? That's my only option to give HF a try. IF I read correctly, the GR5V will not do 80 or 160. Even if I put up a wire, I was told the AH-4 will not tune the lowest bands. I'm disabled, and totally at the will of someone taking a day to drive up to my house and tell me what I even need for a wire. I have a 4 acre lot with lots of 45 ft white oaks, that is one thing I have going for me. If I need to get another tuner for the GR5V, I am open to suggestion. Every one I ask has a different opinion. If I like HF, I want to work everything. I am going to take my extra exam this fall. Thanks for helping a rookie. [/QUOTE]

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