http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Smartuners/ Smartuners Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:45:36 GMT ve1ps_1 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Smartuners/message/3398 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Smartuners/message/3398 Is anyone using a TS480SAT and SCG tuner as a combination? If so, I have a few Elmer type questions. Please let me know as I would like to take some Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:40:56 GMT Callum MØMCX http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Smartuners/message/3397 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Smartuners/message/3397 Jim, if you have an SG230, your problems just went away. The only thing you need to be creative about is where to sling the wire. This is precisely why I wrote Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:53:57 GMT yah121d http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Smartuners/message/3396 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Smartuners/message/3396 Thanks all. Seems the tuner is okay - no damage done. I've brought it down and played on the bench, it tunes where it can, it remembers, TND line functional; Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:23:28 GMT Randy Farmer http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Smartuners/message/3395 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Smartuners/message/3395 ... Looking at the schematic, it appears that there is no direct DC return path from the "ground" side of the tuner (represented by the chassis ground terminal Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:26:18 GMT yah121d http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Smartuners/message/3394 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Smartuners/message/3394 ... Thanks - and for the link, my compressed version's diagrams are about unreadable but now I can see. If T1 (a) is now o/c, it might have taken T3 & T2 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:26:58 GMT Randy Farmer http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Smartuners/message/3393 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Smartuners/message/3393 ... If you applied a fairly "stiff" power supply to RF input, you've probably taken out winding A of transformer T1 in the RF sensing circuitry. The SG-230 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:19:32 GMT John YAHOO http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Smartuners/message/3392 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Smartuners/message/3392 ... Looking at page 1 of 6 of the SG-230 schematic (SG-230 manual downloadable from SGC website) it looks like a winding of transformer T1 connects from the RF Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:10:18 GMT yah121d http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Smartuners/message/3391 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Smartuners/message/3391 Not sure if this was posted - please ignore if a dupe. Any thoughts on what I've done here. Whilst testing my 12v via coax interfaces, I've managed to apply Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:25:30 GMT Paul@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Smartuners/message/3390 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Smartuners/message/3390 ... Unless they're elevated. Paul N4LCD Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:52:35 GMT Paul@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Smartuners/message/3389 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Smartuners/message/3389 ... A seasoned real estate agent told me that in Georgia, restrictive covenants are good for 18 years. I had never heard of that before, thinking they never Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:57:28 GMT Dr. Esteban Wilson, XE1UFO http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Smartuners/message/3388 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Smartuners/message/3388 If you can only add 12 feet, give it a try. If that doesn't work, add 4 feet plus a metal slinky stretched 8 feet. A Slinky is aprox. 1/4 wavelength at around Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:12:14 GMT Ken Taylor http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Smartuners/message/3387 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Smartuners/message/3387 Pete, Although I built a Smartlock, the SWR meter on the TS-2000 tells me all I need to know. I have used the lock switch on the higher bands occasionally. 73 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:53:21 GMT Tim Armagost http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Smartuners/message/3386 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Smartuners/message/3386 I have both a meter sitting on my rig and the Smartlock and use them both. I like to be able to look over and see if I have a tune prior to transmitting. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:50:02 GMT Tim A http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Smartuners/message/3385 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Smartuners/message/3385 Jim, here is an e-mail from Vince who has much the same problems that you face. He sent the a-mail and got no reply so he asked me to post it here...some good Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:45:30 GMT NPD Service http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Smartuners/message/3384 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Smartuners/message/3384 Suppose you have a point there! That's pretty obvious too, eh? :) I wanted to be the techy and use the light as well. Thanks. B/RGDS Peter N. Peter D. Service