Hi everyone;
I've been away from this list for about a year because it didn't appear 
that h f was going to happen.  Sold some of my toys but fortunately kept 
the ts480.  I've run across someone to offer some antenna help who knows 
far more than I which may have some possibilities.
A couple somewhat basic questions have come up that I'm certain people 
here can easily answer.

First, has anyone worked with tuners from stg?  I never heard of them 
until it was suggested that they made the tuner I had to have. 
Apparently they are a remote tuner that mounts up at the antenna.  I 
gather that the tuner gets its operating current through the coax but 
that seems like a bit of a mystery.  It would seem that the tuner could 
only be used with one antenna in this arrangement.  Any thoughts 
appreciated.
Secondly I have run across a few things with the 480 that are a bit 
perplexing.  Wonder if most people run the receiver with the preamp on? 
  My noise is manageable without the preamp  but once its turned on the 
noise goes up as much as the signal.
As for the internal tuner I've been astonished with the high swr it will 
match.  It seems to act rather strangely if the swr is between 1.4 and 2 
to one.  Often once the tuner finishes the forward power is ten wats 
lower than it was when the tuner isn't in the line.  Is there any type 
of reset I should be looking at?
I have speech set to read the s meter which is great but not at all 
certain if its accurate.  Someone was looking at the s meter and there 
readings and the readings via the vgs1 were very different.  It seemed 
that the agc setting had a lot to do whith the accuracy of the reading. 
  Has anyone else noticed this?
I still find the fact that most keys on the number pad have to functions 
to be a bit challenging.  Number four will set tx monitor and tx power. 
  The other day I hit four more times than I care to count and all I got 
was tx monitor when I wanted to change the power setting.  There must be 
some sort of timing that I just don't seem to get.
Lastly I thought I kept all my important messages from yester year and 
obviously the one I wanted wasn't in my folder.  What is the situation 
with the microphone plug adaptor.  Apparently two wires had to be 
reversed.  When doing this did you need to buy an extra plug or socket 
or could you change the wiring on the existing adaptor?
Sorry for all the questions and wish me luck on an antenna project or two.
-- 
richard