Howard;
You have convinced me never to use an internal tuner.
One of these days, someone is going to sell a radio that will be just a box.
You'll have to buy the microphone or CW key, the warrantee and perhaps even
the instruction manual.
The instruction manual you buy will depend on what accessories you buy for
the radio.
How's that for a look into the future.
73 De Anthony W2AJV
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2007 2:03 PM
Subject: Re: TS480 update and some questions
> That jack is stereo, if you plug a mono plug in to it, you will make a
> short. I think the output might be down so you don't blast your ears off.
> I run my audio in to an amp and equalizer, then in to a speaker. You
> press
> the automatic tuner button, until the clicking stops. Then the antenna is
> tuned. If you then bypass the tuner, nothing is being tuned and you are
> driving the radio in to a miss match. The more clicks you hear, the more
> difficult the radio is finding the load to tune. You get an acceptable
> match at 3/1 or less, so even if your tuner excepts a match, that doesn't
> seem to avoid the possibility of the output power being backed off. That
> along with that 15 watts loss is why I don't like the internal tuner.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2007 11:28 AM
> Subject: Re: TS480 update and some questions
>
>
>> Howard and all:
>>
>> Well, I'm making progress again here, but will have to end soon because
>> of
>> going to some friends for Christmas dinner.
>>
>> I've now got my CW weight adjusted properly, and am getting the hang of
>> the
>> filter adjustments.
>>
>> Haven't tried any of the equalization stuff, or SSB yet.
>>
>> I tried using the headphone jack on the side of the control panel for a
>> Radio Shack external speaker that usually works quite well, and the
>> speaker
>> volume dropped sharply. (probably an impedance issue). Does anyone know
>> if
>> there's another jack for an external speaker on the main radio unit?
>>
>> Finally, I do have a question that I need an answer to so I don't risk
>> damaging anything:
>>
>> Once you've tuned an antenna with the internal automatic antenna tuner,
>> do
>> you leave the tuner on, or turn it off? When I leave it on, I can hear
>> the
>> tuner's relays clicking, which doesn't sound like it'd be the best thing
>> in
>> the world for the tuner. As long as I get the CW A after tuning, is it
>> best
>> to turn the auto-tuner off completely>?
>>
>> Thanks and 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2007 9:32 AM
>> Subject: Re: TS480 update and some questions
>>
>>
>>> Others might like the info.
>>> 1. Use cw reverse when necessary to line up ssb and cw.
>>> 2. On the diamond shaped arrows, the right button pressed once on cw
>>> will
>>> give you the width. use the mhz step knob on the lower right to select
>>> desired width. You use the same controls to set the width for ssb and
>>> cw.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2007 7:34 AM
>>> Subject: TS480 update and some questions
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi, folks.
>>> Menu 35 is cw weight, menu 18 is rx equalization, menu 19 is transmit
>>> equalization.
>>> Hope that helps! >
>>>> Well, shortly after midnight this morning, I made my first contact with
>>>> my
>>>> new TS480. It was an 80-meter CW contact in New Jersey.
>>>>
>>>> The guy said I had a 599 signal on my 80-meter dipole, which was an
>>>> honest
>>>> report.
>>>>
>>>> One real challenge I had at first was setting some of the menus. I
>>>> could
>>>> get into the menus fine, but had to get sighted assistance from the
>>>> XYL,
>>>> because I didn't know how to change menu settings with the
>>>> all-important
>>>> arrow keys, and where those arrow keys were.
>>>>
>>>> I am having some trouble adjusting the CW sending with the rig. It
>>>> seems
>>>> that, at 25 WPM, where I like to operate, the weighting of the CW is
>>>> off,
>>>> so
>>>> I'll have to go into the relevant menu, and mess with that.
>>>>
>>>> I could use some help with a few questions:
>>>>
>>>> 1. Can someone give me a quick tutorial on how to use the various RX
>>>> filters ? I am having trouble figuring out how to consistently use
>>>> them.
>>>> Also, I had a CW filter installed, and would like to figure out an easy
>>>> way
>>>> to toggle it on and off if possible.
>>>>
>>>> 2. How do I access the equalization settings for shaping your audio in
>>>> SSB?
>>>> I found the compressor, but I think there's more to it than just that.
>>>>
>>>> 3. I can't seem to find the jack or jacks for an external speaker, or
>>>> the
>>>> headphones. I assume they're somewhere on the main radio, not the
>>>> control
>>>> head unit?
>>>>
>>>> 4. I have noticed that, on 40 and 80 meters, the frequency change for
>>>> CW
>>>> signals is opposite of SSB signals on those bands. Is this normal? I
>>>> originally thought that I had the CW reverse on, but I now don't think
>>>> so.
>>>>
>>>> I may have more questions, but I think this is it for now.
>>>>
>>>> If anyone wants to e-mail me privately, rather than cluttering up the
>>>> list
>>>> here, please use:
>>>>
>>>> [log in to unmask]
>>>>
>>>> The XYL has been extremely patient through my TS480 adventures so far,
>>>> and
>>>> through my efforts to resolve my IC746 output power problem, so I'll be
>>>> off
>>>> list and off the air for at least part of the day to celebrate
>>>> Christmas
>>>> with her and some friends, but I'll get to any e-mails I can as time
>>>> allows.
>>>>
>>>> The TS480 is turning out to be a great rig, although it does have a bit
>>>> more
>>>> of a learning curve than I've had with other rigs. But then again, I
>>>> think
>>>> it's partly the new technology that's making it that way. I also think
>>>> it
>>>> will perfect for my HF motor home installation which, of course, is my
>>>> ultimate goal.
>>>>
>>>> 73 and Merry Christmas from Tom behler: KB8TYJ
>>>>
>>>>
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