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MY NEW KENWOOD TS-50S AND AT-50 MATCHING ANTENNA TUNER ARRIVED THIS
WEEK AND I IMMEDIATELY PUT IT ON THE AIR WITHOUT READING THE INSTRUCTION
BOOKS. THE RIG WORKED GREAT OUT OF THE BOX. THE ONLY NEGATIVE FEATURE
IS NO IN/OUT FOR THE 500 HZ CW FILTER EXCEPT FOR ENTERING THE MENU AND
MANUALLY CHANGING THE SETTING. THE TUNING KNOB ALSO COULD USE A INDENT
FOR YOUR FINGER FOR FAST TUNING. OH YES, NO BUILT IN SWR BRIDGE FOR
MOBILE USE. I INSTALLED THE RIG IN THE CAR WITH THE TUNER IN THE TRUNK
AND IT WORKS GREAT. ALTHOUGH I USE MOSTLY 0/40 METERS MOBILE I LIKE TO
WORK CW AND PHONE. OH YES, NO BUILT IN KEYER MAKING ME USE MY OLD STRAIGHT
KEY OR BUG. HOWEVER THESE ARE ONLY MINOR FEATURES. I WOULD RECOMMEND THE
RIG TO ANY HAM FOR BASE OR MOBILE USE. ITS SMALL ENOUGH TO PUT INTO YOUR
BRIEF CASE FOR THOSE VACATIONS AND CAN OPERATE FROM A SMALL G-CELL WITH
TEN, 50 OR 100 WATTS OUT. MY UNIT COVERS 30HZ TO 30MHZ..YES I SAID 30HZ.
I ALSO USE THE RIG ON NAVY MARS FREQUENCIES WITH NO PROBLEMS. IT PUTS OUT
100 WATTS FROM 1750 KC TO 30 MHZ.
HOW ABOUT A MATCHING LINEAR KENWOOD????
DAN, NI9Y IN MISHAWAKA, INDIANA.
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