Hi.

Here is my two cents on external auto tuners.  The MFJ 993 is a very nice 
tuner if you can find a working one.  Unfortunately, I've found that MFJ 
quality control is non existent, so it's a little like playing roulette, 
but if you get a good one it does a very good job with the Kenwood radios 
when you buy the Kenwood interface.  What I like about this tuner is that 
it has an incredibly wide range of impedances that it will match and it 
tolerates loads that most other tuners will refuse to tune.  But, I should 
also tell you that I did have to deal with an out of box failure, and that 
is not uncommon with MFJ products.  I didn't have any trouble returning it, 
but it is a nuisance to buy a piece of equipment and then have to hassle 
with exchanging it.

73, de Lou K2LKK


At 07:59 PM 2/3/2008 -0600, you wrote:
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>Hi all.
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>After so many suggestions to get the th-f6a, how could I say no?  So, I will
>be placing my order this week.
>
>However, I have another question about HF rigs.  What do folks think of the
>Kenwood ts-480SAT?  I like the auto antenna tuner.  Would I be better off
>going with the ts-2000s and getting an external tuner?  Are there any good
>accessible tuners on the market?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Aaron
>
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