Kenwood hasn't made an external auto tuner in a long time. Here is a link to Universal Radio's page of discontinued tuners: http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/hamtuneD.html Look under "kenwood" and see what they used to make. Any tuner made today that will interface with the 6 pin molex on the recent Kenwood radio's will emulate the command set of one of these discontinued tuners. I think it was the AT-230, but won't swear to it. Not sure what tuner you have now, and don't know what your needs are that may require something else. 73, Steve KW3A . On 12/8/2014 7:21 PM, Jim Gammon wrote: > I don't know if this is going just to Butch or the entire list. Am > wondering if Kenwood makes a specific external tuner that goes with the > TS590? I already have one I bought last year that I used with the TS480 > which seems to operate fine with the 590 when and if I need to use it. Just > curious if there is anything better that would math the TS590? 73, Jim > WA6EKS > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Butch Bussen > Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2014 9:18 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Setting carrier level on the 590? > > As far as s meter, if you turn rf gain down, the meter will go up, so if > you want an accurate reading, you want that open, attenuator off and I > think on the 590 they calibrate it with pre amp on, although I don't run > my preamp on 160, 80, or 40. I don't go on ten meg, that is all that > strange beeping stuff I used once just long enough to pass my test. > Couldn't resist, I know some of you love cw, but it never was my cup of > tea, I had to struggel to finally make 13 wpm. > > I haven't used my 590 in a while, but I can look if need be. I think I > set the f2 button to read s meter and a l c, if I remember right, there is > a meter button you press to switch between a l c and swr. If you hold > this to long, I think it goes into transverter mode. Hope I remembered > all that right. > 73 > Butch > WA0VJR > Node 3148 > Wallace, ks. > > >