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
>>
>
>