Check with the builder of the tuner! I know that at least one
tuner manufacturer had to come up with a different activation
method for their product when the 7000 came out.
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* 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5 *
* (Since 30 Nov 53) *
* k2gkk@... *
* Oklahoma City, OK *
* USAF & FAA (Ret.) *
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To: ic7000@...
From: richard@...
Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2012 16:13:10 -0500
Subject: RE: [IC-7000] Auto tune help
I don't think that is the problem since the tuner is powered from the
IC-7000. Actually I have tried it both ways (wall wart and from the rig)
and that doesn't seem to matter. I have the MFJ cable so it should work but
for some reason it only tunes when I press the PTT and start to transmit not
from the TUNE button being pushed.
73, Dick W1HIL
-----Original Message-----
From: ic7000@... [mailto:ic7000@...] On Behalf Of
Perry
Sent: Friday, December 28, 2012 3:26 PM
To: ic7000@...
Subject: Re: [IC-7000] Auto tune help
The tuner has to be powered on before you turn on the 7000 as the rig checks
for an external tuner during its initialization.
73 de Perry K4PWO
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-----Original Message-----
From: "Dick" <richard@...>
Sender: ic7000@...
Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:38:20
To: <ic7000@...>
Reply-To: ic7000@...
Subject: [IC-7000] Auto tune help
I just purchased an IC-7000 along with an MFJ-929 auto tuner with Icom cable
and am not sure how this all works. I press the TUNER/CALL button on the
rig and 'Tuner' shows on the display but nothing more happens. If I hold
the button for 2 seconds or more that doesn't change anything either. The
929 doesn't indicate the frequency and there doesn't appear to be any
output. However, on SSB if I talk into the microphone the auto-tune
features starts to work but takes a while to get a good SWR because the
power output varies with my voice. On the other hand switching to CW or FM
and keying the rig (CW) or the mike (FM) it rapidly matches up and both the
SWR and frequency are displayed.
I had thought that when you push the TUNE button it would auto-tune and I
would be all set. I figured this is what you did when changing frequency
and just listening. But this isn't what happens and it appears I have to
transmit to get the auto-tune to work. Is my understanding incorrect? Any
help would be appreciated.
Dick, W1HIL
