Richard,

You are correct, if the radio's internal tuner can't find a match, it will 
report S W R in CW.  When a match is found, it will report an "A" in CW to 
indicate antenna meaning a match was found.  If the antenna is not matched 
to the radio, it is most noticeable in the transmit mode, however, if there 
is a major mismatch, the receive would be down a little, but not much.

Hope this helps.

Howard #3, W A 9 Y B W

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard B McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2014 11:21 AM
Subject: TS-2000 Internal Antenna Tuner & Mode Basics on 6M


> Hi!
>
>
>
> I just got my 6M - 160M 43 foot vertical antenna up, and am now ready to
> explore HF for my first time.  I want to start with the 6M band; since I 
> am
> only a technician for now.  I have a Kenwood TS-2000.  My questions relate
> to 1) use of the internal antenna tuner and 2) what mode to be in while
> scanning through the band listening for activity.
>
>
>
> About the internal antenna tuner, I know "SWR" in CW sounds if no match 
> can
> be found, but what should I hear if the tuning was successful?  Also, is
> tuning only necessary before transmitting but not for receiving (just
> listening)?  Basically, what's the best way to employ the internal antenna
> tuner?
>
>
>
> About "scanning" what I mean here is manually dialing through the band - 
> not
> auto scanning of any sort.  So, when doing this what mode (e.g., AM, FM,
> USB, LSB) should I be in to best hear some activity?  Also, am I correct
> that once I hear something I can then switch among these modes so as to
> better tune-in the activity?
>
>
>
> Many thanks!  This is all new to me; so any tricks are greatly 
> appreciated.
> This is especially so for how best to use the internal antenna tuner!
>
>
>
> 73,
>
> Richard KK6MRH