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
>>>
>>
>>
>
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