it's probably a relay tuner, thing with relay tuners is, they can make them
smaller to fit in smaller radios with tighter spaces and when you do that
you narrow up the gap it can tune, that or you limit the chances of it
actually getting to be 1:1
----- Original Message -----
From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 12:40 AM
Subject: Re: Ts 480 and power supply


kenwood tuners in general? as in the internal auto tuners?
that cant be right, unless that just applies to the TS480...i tune up with
no less then a 6 to 1 match quite regularly...perhaps not wizely, but i do
it to get out.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 8:58 PM
Subject: Re: Ts 480 and power supply


> Hi Steve;
>
> I understand from KENWOOD themselves that there tuners are not made
> to tune anything above 1.3/1 match.
>
> 73 De Anthony w2ajv
> [log in to unmask]
>
> On 2 Aug 2005, at 10:41, Steve Dresser wrote:
>
> > Butch,
> >
> > To me, the 200-watt unit makes sense only if you run it mobile all
> > the time.  I had the same thoughts about the tuner, although I almost
> > never use it because I've found that my Icom ATS500 works much better
> > than the 480's internal tuner.  In fact, there are some bands where I
> > can't even tune up with the internal tuner, but the external tuner
> > brings the SWR right down to 1/1.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > On Monday 8/1/05 18:53 Butch Bussen wrote:
> >
> >> Speaking of the 480.  If the voltage between both pulgs isn't
> >> within a
> >> very small ammount, the rig won't transmit.  Personally, I can't
> >> see the
> >> 200 watt version, you're talking an increase of 3 db or a half an
> >> s unit.
> >> I'd much rather have the tuner.
> >> 73s
> >> Butch Bussen
> >> wa0vjr
> >
>