all external tuners have a lot wider range than do the internal ones, the 
high power auto tuners are a little tighter, but still a lot wider range 
than the internal tuners, especially these new relay tuners. They seem to 
have almost no range at all.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 12:50 PM
Subject: Re: External Antenna Tuner For The TS-480 SAT


> Bobby, I know that the LDG Electronics AT200 Pro can be controlled from 
> the
> TS480SAT and the TS480HX if you buy the Kenwood interface.  It works 
> across
> all of the ham bands that that radio coveres, it is accessible, and I am
> pretty sure that it has more range than the internal tuner.  The MFJ 993
> auto tuner should also work as it does with the TS2000S, and every Kenwood
> handles external tuners in pretty much the same fashion.  The only
> misgiving with MFJ is that if you get a good tuner, you get a good tuner,
> but they are not good at all with their quality assurance and a lot of
> stuff that they make comes back to them under warranty.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
>
> At 10:34 AM 3/1/2008 -0600, you wrote:
>>Hello:
>>
>>Does anyone use an external antenna tuner with the TS-480 SAT?  I would 
>>like
>>to know if an external tuner works better than the internal one. Also, if
>>anyone is using the external tuner what kind is it, and is it fairly
>>accessible. Thanks.
>>
>>Bobby Druesedow
>>Callsign W5OJT
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