Hi Gary,
I'd love to do your first suggestion, but all the hams in this town, haven't kept commitments, no calls when they said they would, no rides when they said they would, so, I'm basically cut off.
As far as suggestion number 2, the receive is fantastic, when I connect the coax of the antenna directly to the 570, on either coax 1 or coax 2 port on the radio, just weird.
Trippy, ac8s
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Gary Lee 
  To: [log in to unmask] 
  Sent: Monday, June 25, 2012 8:57 PM
  Subject: Re: 2 tners that don't work, how much more can I take!


  Ok:

  before you blame the tuner, have another ham take it to their shack and =
  test it.

  Yes, its possible that it is bad, but get it tested first.

  Second, connect the antenna directly to the 570 with the tuner bypassed =
  and see what kind of receive you get.
  I have used a window screen for an rx antenna.
  Let us know what you get from these two.

  Gary Lee
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  On Jun 25, 2012, at 8:05 PM, Harry Brown wrote:

  > Hi all,
  > Well, $176.90, down the drain for the mfj949e.
  > I plug in the antenna into coax 1, and the jumper from the Kenwood =
  570, =3D
  > and the other end of the jumper to the transmit port, it's also an =
  so239 =3D
  > connecter, and folks, I disabled the tuner in the 570, and adjusted =
  for =3D
  > loudest noise, and there is no loudest noise!
  > So, it's a bad tuner.
  > Then, we have the kenwood kt1, autotuner, and so I tryed that. I =
  plugged =3D
  > the antenna in to that tuner, and I pluged in the power cable that =
  went =3D
  > from the kt1 to the radio.
  > Then, I press the tune button on the kt1, and no tuning noise. =
  However, =3D
  > I then reenabled the autotuner in the radio, and pressed the tune =
  button =3D
  > on the radio, and the kt1 tuner made a noise, like it's tuning it, but =
  =3D
  > of course, we know that since the 570 tuner is now enabled, the kt1 is =
  =3D
  > not gonna tune it.
  > I am so tired, just absolutely sick and tired, this is hell for me.
  > Also, Bob, k8lr, I'll call ya tomorrow, or, you can call me, best time =
  =3D
  > is in the afternoon, between 1240 till 3, and anytime after 4.
  > I'm looking forward to getting your help with echo link.
  > I just wonder sometimes if I'm never ment to get on hf again.
  > I hope not, I just got the extra and I can't use it now.
  > So much for motivation to get the extra, that was the motivation, just =
  =3D
  > to use those extra frequencies.
  > Trippy, ac8s=20