Kenwood TS-2000 Tuner Question

[Mudfoot]

My TS-2000 has the built in tuner which is set by default to only tune on the transmitted frequency. In this stock setting the received signal bypasses the tuner. The menu has a setting that will allow "received" signals to come thru the tuner as well.

Please correct or enlighten me if I appear unimformed.

If your antennas are resonate then it would not matter if the received signals are bypassed. ????

If my antennas are not... then my transmit signal will be tuned and my received signals might be deafened some on receive, correct???

Anyways, why would this default setting be desireable from the factory.

I plan on getting an LDG tuner and using it on ANT 1 and using the built in tuner for my fan dipole on ANT 2. My fan dipole is resonate on 10, 15 and 20 and no tuner is needed.

 

[Beetle]

Crossband operation is the first thing that comes to mind - transmit on 15, listen on 40 or whatever. Or DX working with wide splits, especially on 80/75 where antennas typically have a higher Q.

And antennas are not "resonate"; they're "resonant". Resonate is the verb.

 

[W5LZ]

Another reason might be that a different antenna is used for receiving. Also, don't assume that a receiver would be 'deafened' by using a tuner. Just depends on the antenna.
- 'Doc

 

[fodendaf]

I often switch between the two settings depending on qrm. Obviously recieving without the tuner should offer the reciever a better sensitivity but I do find on non resonant bands the atu in recieve cuts down hash that the rf gain won't do