Me too, John.

I've written to the maker of the Turbo-tuner, to see what he says.

Maybe I have to do something else in the menus.

73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 7:05 PM
Subject: Re: activating side tone on TS480 when utilizing the PF key with an 
external tuning ddevidce


>I was just surprised because most often, the internal tuner button doesn't
> run that one anymore, it runs the external one when you plug one in to the
> tuner jack on the back. I'm surprised that one doesn't.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 6:47 PM
> Subject: Re: activating side tone on TS480 when utilizing the PF key with 
> an
> external tuning ddevidce
>
>
>>    John:
>>
>> As I understand it, the antenna tunes when you hit the PF key which
>> activates the turbo-tuner.
>>
>> If I hit the regular tune button, that engages the internal auto-tuner in
>> the TS480, which I don't think I want to do.
>>
>> I just turn the internal auto-tuner off, in other words, and forget about
>> it.
>>
>> Does that help, or just make things more confusing?
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 6:00 PM
>> Subject: Re: activating side tone on TS480 when utilizing the PF key with
>> an
>> external tuning ddevidce
>>
>>
>>> It won't tune with just the usual tune button? That doesn't make sense.
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 5:57 PM
>>> Subject: activating side tone on TS480 when utilizing the PF key with an
>>> external tuning ddevidce
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi, all.
>>>>
>>>> Well, even though it was a bit nippy this afternoon, I got out into the
>>>> RV
>>>> and tried the TS480 with my Predator screw-driver-type antenna, and the
>>>> N2VZ
>>>> turbo-tuner device.
>>>>
>>>> I programmed the TS480 to activate the turbo-tuner, using the PF key on
>>>> the
>>>> rig, and everything worked with no problem.  I do have one question,
>>>> though:
>>>>
>>>> How can I get a side tone, when tuning the Predator using the
>>>> turbo-tuner
>>>> tuning device and the PF key?
>>>>
>>>> When I tune right now, I get no side tone at all--just silence, as the
>>>> tuning occurs.  With my old Icom 718 set-up, I used to get the side
>>>> tone,
>>>> which at least was a comforting indication that tuning was occurring.
>>>>
>>>> One more interesting observation:
>>>>
>>>> When you program the rig for the Turbo-tuner, you have to hit the PF
>>>> key,
>>>> which puts the rig in TX-tune mode, and then immediately cut your power
>>>> back
>>>> to 5 watts.  I was concerned that I'd have to do this every time, but
>>>> apparently, the 5 watt setting stays saved when doing the TX tune
>>>> function,
>>>> and the rig goes back to 100 watts output once the tuning has been
>>>> completed.
>>>>
>>>> Anyway, we're making progress here, but that side tone when tuning 
>>>> would
>>>> sure be nice.
>>>>
>>>> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>