Hi, Ed.  Yeah, thanks for the tip on the tuner; I figured having them 
both on wouldn't be a good idea.  How accessible are these tuners, 
and how much do they cost?  Thanks.--Matt, N1IBB.

At 10:46 AM 5/3/2015 -0600, you wrote:
>Matt, yes the external tuners will match a much wider range than the
>internal tuners.  I use a Palstar AT 2000 that does a good job.  There are
>other brands that do a good job also and some cheaper I think. By the way,
>if you get an external tuner be sure to turn your internal tuner off because
>they don't work well when both on.   G L.
>
>
>
>ED K7UC
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Matthew Chao
>Sent: Sunday, May 03, 2015 10:28 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Question about Auto Antenna Tuners
>
>Hi, Folks.  I have a TS480SAT which has a built-in auto tuner.  Had
>one of my ham buddies come over and test the setup he and his buddies
>put up, an UltraLight Junior dipole strung between two trees and my
>house.  We noticed that on 3.550MHZ, we were getting 4-1 SWr, egen
>though the antenna can go down that far - 80-10 meters.  Above
>3.8MHZ, the antenna tunes up.
>
>My question is:  if I buy an external auto tuner, will I have more
>flexibility in getting a match.  Are the the built-in tuners mor
>limited than the external ones?  And what accessible tuner would you
>recommend if there is a difference?Thanks in advance.--Matt, N1IBB.