The 570 has the relays too and Anthony says that one tunes better then the
2000 though I suppose, if there's more circuitry in the 2000,  they could
make a tuner with a couple less relays for the space saving figuring it's
close enough  and that would present those results. I agree with you though,
I don't like the relays at all, I like the motorized tuners much much
better, I find I could do more with them and I actually hurt the one in my
570 a little, it works but I tried to tune a G5RV on 160 and now when I try
that or 80, some times it just doesn't seem to get it down unless I do it a
couple times though 160 it's more noticeable on.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 11:05 PM
Subject: Re: accessible VHF equipment


> As I understand it, one of the reasons tuners such as the one in the 2000s
> aren't as good is because of the way they tune.  In my 440 and 690 radios
> I had, they were tuned with little motors that adjusted variable c
> components.  In the 2000, relays click on and off adding capacitance, in
> some cases either having too much or not enough.
> 73s
> Butch Bussen
> wa0vjr
>