Hi John;

What tuner would you recommend?


----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, November 26, 2004 1:45 PM
Subject: Re: TS-480S


> If you'll except an opinion,  I'd say get a tuner rated for higher then
> just
> 100 watts, some times if you have one rated for 100 watts and run that
> much
> through it a lot it won't last as long,  I've had some friends that had
> that
> problem after a couple years of regular use. Just a thought, I think the
> mechanical tuners like the 940, 440, 450 and all were a lot better then
> these relay jobs like the 570 have but no one asked for my input on that.
> I
> find though that the 570 is very touchy at times. I may get something
> external when I get my TS-2000 and have room for another box where my duel
> bander is now, right now though, I have no room at all on my radio desk
> for
> anything more, I want 1 of the SWR/Power meters with speech output,
> wavenode
> or what ever I can get my hands on but just don't have the room.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, November 26, 2004 1:40 PM
> Subject: Re: TS-480S
>
>
>> Hi Lou;
>>
>> I have the TS2000 and, I am not at all happy with the built-in antenna
>> tuner.
>>
>> My TS570 tuned anywhere but the tuner in the 2000 does not tune as well.
>>
>> I am considering purchasing an external tuner but, I can't decide if I
>> want
>> one that does 100 watts or something that will do a KW in case I purchase
>> an
>> amplifier later.
>>
>> 73 De Anthony W2AJV
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