John:

I'll check again, but I think my old MFJ 901B versatuner does not have a 
bypass setting, so I may indeed have to disconnect it when using the auto 
tuner in the TS480.

Will let you know.

73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 9:31 PM
Subject: Re: using TW1 correctly with TW1


> Yes, you put them in the order I said because the SWR is telling you the
> SWR, as the radio sees it, or that's what you want, so if you want to use
> the tuner, you want it between the radio and the tuner so you can tell 
> what
> the radio's seeing. If you put it after the tuner, it will only show you
> what the antenna's SWR is for the most part and you'll never know what the
> tuner's doing so radio, TW1, tuner, antenna.
> The radio has no idea the tuner's in line so you'll have to take that out 
> of
> line to use the internal tuner.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 7:16 PM
> Subject: Re: using TW1 correctly with TW1
>
>
>>    John:
>>
>> I need to be sure I'm understanding you correctly here:
>>
>> When using the external tuner, are you saying you go from radio, to TW1,
>> to
>> tuner, to antenna?
>>
>> I would have thought it'd be the other way around:
>>
>> from radio, to tuner, to TW1, to antenna.
>>
>> Help me out with an explanation.
>>
>> Also, the MFJ 901B that I have has no bby-pass on it, so I'm assuming 
>> then
>> that if I use the auto-tuner in the TS480, I'd have to disconnect the
>> outboard tuner, unless the circuit for the out-board tuner is somehow
>> bypassed in the TS480 when using the internal auto-tuner.
>>
>> Anyone else with thoughts on these issues?
>>
>> 73 from Tom behler:  KB8TYJ
>>
>>
>> I would have thought you
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 7:51 AM
>> Subject: Re: using TW1 correctly with TW1
>>
>>
>>> put the meter between the tuner and the radio. Bypass the radio tuner to
>>> use
>>> the external one, and if you use the internal one in the radio, you have
>>> to
>>> either put the external tuner in the bypass position if it's like mine
>>> and
>>> has one, or disconnect it. Most tuners have a way to bypass it though, I
>>> know my MFJ 941C does.
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 6:53 AM
>>> Subject: using TW1 correctly with TW1
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi, again, folks.
>>>>
>>>> Just a few more questions here, this time when using the TW1 with the
>>>> TS480
>>>> and an outboard tuner:
>>>>
>>>> The out-board tuner I have is one of the older MFJ 901B versatuners.
>>>>
>>>> 1.  I assume that you connect the outboard tuner to the rig, and then 
>>>> go
>>>> from the tuner to the TW1.  Is that correct?
>>>>
>>>> 2.  When using the outboard tuner, I would assume you'd want to be very
>>>> sure
>>>> to turn off the auto-tuner in the TS480, correct?
>>>>
>>>> and
>>>>
>>>> 3.  When using the auto-tuner in the Ts480, would I have to disconnect
>>>> the
>>>> outboard tuner, or is that automatically bypassed when I switch the
>>>> TS480's
>>>> internal auto-tuner on?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks as always, guys;  I appreciate your patience with all of my
>>>> questions.
>>>>
>>>> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>>
>