Used Icom 140 or new 130

[Vivamus]

Reading the threads every day during lunch has kept my spirits up now its time for me to tap in to the well of knowledge.
I have been gathering the pieces to a departure this Fall -- acquired an ICOM m710 and have the choice of a new in the box ICOM (old) A130 antenna tuner or a used A140 (no connecting wires) ---- which one should I chose ---- do they cover the same frequencies?-- what are the differences and how significant?
Thanks for helping the electronically challenged

[El Pinguino]

I have an A130 and an A140 ( or maybe 141... not sure).

Specs are identical, only difference I can see is the conections to the radio.... 140/141 have a plug and use a dedicated control cable, you have to open the case of the 130 and wire it up inside.

I have the 130 hooked up to the 710, the 140/1 to an IC-706.

Specs here for all three...


■ Specifications
• Frequency coverage
• Power supply requirement
• Current drain
• Operating temperature range • Weight
• Antenna connector
• Max. Input power •Automatictuningtime
• Automatic tuning accuracy
: 1.6–30 MHz (with 7 m; 23.0 feet or longer antenna element) : 13.6 V DC (supplied from HF transceiver)
: Max. 2 A
: –30°C to +60°C (–22°F to +140°F)
: 2.5 kg; 5.5 lb
: SO-239 (50 Ω)
: 150 W (PEP) 100 W (continuous) :Approx.2–3sec.(generalcondition) Max.15sec.
Approx. 1 sec. (re-tuning for a memorized frequency) : SWR 2.0:1 (after tuning, except for multiples of 1⁄2 λ)

Details for connection of the 140 to the 710 are in the manual.....

D When connecting to Icom IC-M710/RT, IC-M700PRO
Use the optional OPC-566/1147 (either the connector to the AT-140 or the transceiver requires assem- bly), or assemble the desired length 4-conductor shielded cable and the connector kits supplied with the transceiver and the tuner.
To AT-140
[STAR] : White [KEY] : Green
[13.6] : Red [E] : Black
To transceiver
[GND]
[GND]

Hope this helps
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