Bobby,

I'll echo             what has already been said.  I'm using a manual tuner 
made by Palstar.   Easy to tune with the  TW-1  tuning aid.  Also built like 
a tank and handles  the 700 watts ssb I can dump  into it.

If you're going to invest in a external tuner,  try and  think ahead a bit. 
If you plan to work 6 meters in the future, consider a tuner that will cover 
6. If you think you may add a amp to your station, it's sometimes easier and 
cheaper in the long run to buy a tuner now that will handle your future 
needs rather than  buy small and cheap now and then have to do it all over 
again later.

good luck, Steve KW3A


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bobby Druesedow" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 11:34 AM
Subject: External Antenna Tuner For The TS-480 SAT


> Hello:
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> Does anyone use an external antenna tuner with the TS-480 SAT?  I would 
> like
> to know if an external tuner works better than the internal one. Also, if
> anyone is using the external tuner what kind is it, and is it fairly
> accessible. Thanks.
>
> Bobby Druesedow
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