Richard,

You would need  to power the 998 with external power.   It needs (if I 
remember) about 1 amp at a nominal 12 vdc.    The connection to the 
radio via the interface cable does not provide power to this tuner, 
since the current draw is greater than what the radio provides on that 6 
pin molex connector.


The 998 is rated for full legal limit, so maybe  overkill for your 
station.    Also it doesn't cover 6 meters.

There are tuners rated at less power than the 998 which get the needed 
12 vdc from the tuner, but  you could power the 998 via a proper sized 
wall wart, or even the station's  main power supply.


There is also a remote version of the 998 which could be mounted at the 
base of your vertical, but I'm not familiar with this one.

Some have had QC issues with this tuner and others  weren't happy for 
some reason or another, but I have had one for about 6 years with no 
problems.

If it can't find a match, it will give a series of long beeps after a 
very long tuning attempt.  It has a crude  system of beeps for  giving a 
swr  readout, but i really don't use it.    There are menus, but they 
wrap around and you would need sighted help to get things  setup 
(maybe).    It's been years, and I don't recall ever needing to get back 
into menus for anything.


I think the 993 is the little brother,  rated at less power.   Cheaper 
and maybe draws power from the rig, but not positive.

73, Steve KW3A



On 10/8/2014 3:02 PM, Richard B McDonald wrote:
> Hi!
>
>
>
> I am thinking about getting the MFJ 998 external auto antenna tuner
> <https://www.hamcity.com/store/pc/MFJ-998-p293.htm>  together with the MFJ
> 5114K interface cable <http://www.hamcity.com/store/pc/MFJ-5114K-p2127.htm>
> for my Kenwood TS-2000.  Supposedly, with this setup, 1) there is no need
> for a separate power supply and 2) the TS-2000 interfaces with the MFJ 998.
>
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> Is this true?  Does the tune function operate by using the TS-2000's "tuner"
> button?  Are CW squawks heard if (and if not) a match is attained?
> Generally, is this basically a seamless integration with the TS-2000, and is
> this a "good" setup?
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> 73,
>
> Richard KK6MRH
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