It is very easy to tell when the internal tuner is on or off on a ts570 or
ts2000. If you hold the tune button in for 2 seconds the tuner will always
turn on or remain on. If you know the tuner is on, just tapping the tune
button will always turn it off.
Bob, K8LR, [log in to unmask]
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2012 10:15 PM
Subject: Re: I feel absolutely hopeless about hf, thinking of just letting
my license, go
push the tune button fast, you hold it to tune, if you hit it fast you'll
hear a click and that's the tuner shutting off. If you hit it fast again
that turns it on, I wish it wasn't so easy but it is. I'd rather see you
have to hit a function button or go in the menu, this way you can turn it on
by mistake or off and I've done it with the 570 when I had it and with my
TS-2000 especially now where I don't need the tuner anywhere except 75
meters.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Harry Brown" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2012 5:26 PM
Subject: Re: I feel absolutely hopeless about hf, thinking of just letting
my license, go
> Hi all,
> Anybody know how to turn off the internal tuner in the Kenwood 570? If =
> it's in the manual, you can let me know that, and I'll have a look at =
> that.
> Trippy, ac8s
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: Ed Malmgren=20
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Friday, June 15, 2012 3:59 PM
> Subject: Re: I feel absolutely hopeless about hf, thinking of just =
> letting my license, go
>
>
> Trippy when using an external tuner you must turn the internal tuner =
> off in=20
> your rig or you will get screwy readings. 73
> Ed K7UC
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Harry Brown" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, June 15, 2012 11:24 AM
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: I feel absolutely hopeless about hf, thinking of just =
> letting=20
> my license, go
>
> > Hi Steve,
> > I'm gonna ask on the air about someone helping me out.
> > As far as an external tuner, I did buy the Kenwood kt1 auto antenna =
> =3D
> > tuner that's suppose to work with the Kenwood, and I couldn't tune =
> =3D
> > anything that way either.
> > 73,
> > Trippy, ac8s
> > ----- Original Message -----=3D20
> > From: Steve Forst=3D20
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Sent: Friday, June 15, 2012 12:55 AM
> > Subject: Re: I feel absolutely hopeless about hf, thinking of just =
> =3D
> > letting my license, go
> >
> >
> > Ed beat me to the punch. I'm also thinking an external tuner may =
> =3D
> > help.=3D20
> > Of course the perfect answer is to get one of your antennas=3D20
> > resonant, but as we see from our friend Eric, often easier said =
> than=3D20
> > done for any number of reasons.
> >
> > Eric hasn't had great success in getting help from local hams, but =
> =3D
> > maybe=3D20
> > your situation is different and you could borrow an external tuner =
> and =3D
> >
> > see if it works. I don't know the specs on the 570's internal =
> tuner, =3D
> >
> > but many of them claim only a 3:1 matching range.
> >
> > 73, Steve KW3A
> >
> > On 6/14/2012 10:16 PM, Ed Malmgren wrote:
> > > Could it be that a wide range ant tuner would make some of those =
> you =3D
> > have
> > > tried work. I have used some crazy ants in my day with pretty =
> good =3D
> > results.
> > > Good luck and 73
> > > Ed K7UC
> > >
> > > --------------------------------------------------
> > > From: "Harry Brown"<[log in to unmask]>
> > > Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2012 8:00 PM
> > > To:<[log in to unmask]>
> > > Subject: I feel absolutely hopeless about hf, thinking of just =
> =3D
> > letting my
> > > license, go
> > >
> > >> Hi all,
> > >> Well, the subject line says alot of it.
> > >> Folks, where do I start?
> > >> I have been a ham for 35 years, and I now live in an apartment, =
> =3D
> > which is =3D3D
> > >> all concrete and steel.
> > >> Here's what I've done so far.
> > >> I've tryed isopoles antennas, I've tryed dipoles, I've tryed =
> moble =3D
> > =3D3D
> > >> antennas.
> > >> Tonight, I tryed putting up the trap 80 40 dipole antenna.
> > >> Receives great on 40, and especially, on 20!
> > >> What no matter what antenna I use, no matter which antenna, all =
> I =3D
> > get on =3D3D
> > >> my kenwood 570 is the cw that says swr.
> > >> So, I'm screwed.
> > >> I've spent hundreds of dollars on different antennas, and what a =
> =3D
> > waste =3D3D
> > >> of money!
> > >> I even use the kt1 auto tuner and hooked up a piece of copper =
> wire, =3D
> > and =3D3D
> > >> just threw it over the balcony railing!
> > >> All I can say is, who cares any more.
> > >> If I would have known 35 years ago, this is what my hobby would =
> =3D
> > become, =3D3D
> > >> I probably might not have got my license.
> > >> I can't use the handiham w0eqo or w0zsw hf remote base, because =
> I =3D
> > have =3D3D
> > >> it and everything I need to log in, and Joe, n3ain tryed to help =
> me =3D
> > with =3D3D
> > >> it, and nothing.
> > >> Then, when I finally was able to log in, no key strokes would =
> work.
> > >> My friend, has an echo link software on his computer, and there =
> is =3D
> > an hf =3D3D
> > >> remote base on echo link, kb8zgl, but when we try to connect to =
> it, =3D
> > we =3D3D
> > >> get the ID, but nothing else, no audio from hf at all.
> > >> I hope those of you who do have hf enjoy it for me, and enjoy =
> it, =3D
> > =3D3D
> > >> because there might come a time, where you will live somewhere =
> like =3D
> > I =3D3D
> > >> do.
> > >> It might sound like I'm complaining, and maybe, I am, but more =
> and =3D
> > more =3D3D
> > >> hams like me now, and more and more, as we all get older, will.
> > >> I miss being able to get on hf any time, just like I could in =
> the =3D
> > late =3D3D
> > >> 70s, with my good old hw101, which would work with any, and I =
> mean =3D
> > any =3D3D
> > >> antenna, and it didn't care what the swr was
> > >> 73,
> > >> Trippy, ac8s
> > >
> > >
> > >
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