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16R7 TO 150.  LETS SAY AN SWR OF UP TO 3 1.  THIS IS OFTEN USEFUL FOR
TUNING A RESONANT ANTENNA AT THE BAND EDGES, FOR EXAMPLE.  IN CONTRAST,
SOME EXTERNAL WIDE RANGE TUNERS CAN HANDLE AN SWR OF 10 1 OR HIGHER, MAKING
THEM USEFUL FOR ANTENNAS WITH TUNED FEEDERS OR RANDOM SINGLE WIRES.
KENWOOD SUPPORTS LONG SINGLE WIRES WITH THE OPTIONAL AT 300 ANTENNA TUNER,
WHICH PLUGS INTO A DEDICATED REARPANEL CONNECTOR ON THE TRANSCEIVER.  IN
USE, I FOUND THAT THE TUNER RATINGS WERE CONSERVATIVE.  I FOUND SOME
ANTENNA CONFIGURATIONS WITH SWRS OF 4 1 OR 5 1 USABLE WITH THE INTERNAL
TUNER, BUT IT DEPENDS ON THE ACTUAL IMPEDANCE ENCOUNTERED.  UNLIKE SOME
TUNERS THAT TRY TO FIND A MATCH AND THEN JUST GIVE UP IF THE ANTENNA LOAD
IS OUT OF RANGE, THE 590SGS TUNER CHECKS FIRST, AND THEN SENDS SWR IN MORSE
IF IT CANT FIND A MATCH.  VGS 1 VOICE GUIDE WE PURCHASED THE OPTIONAL VGS 1
VOICE GUIDE AND STORAGE UNIT.  THIS INTERNAL OPTION PROVIDES TWO FUNCTIONS.
THE VOICE GUIDE, WHICH CAN BE DISABLED FOR THOSE WHO DONT NEED IT,
ANNUNCIATES ALL SWITCH ACTIONS AND FREQUENCY CHANGES A REAL PLUS FOR THOSE
WITH VISION DIFFICULTIES.  THE STORAGE UNIT FUNCTION THINK VOICE KEYER
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