= NOW 30 WPM = TEXT IS FROM JANUARY 2023 QST PAGE 41 = ARE CONTROLLED BY A MICROCONTROLLER. AND THATS WHERE THE MAGIC HAPPENS. THE MICROCONTROLLER DETERMINES THE COMBINATION OF THE LC COMPONENTS THAT BEST MATCHES THE ANTENNA SYSTEM TO THE TRANSMITTER. THERE ARE 16,581,375 POSSIBLE MATCHING COMBINATIONS. THE FIRST TIME YOU TUNE THE TG XL TO A NEW FREQUENCY, IT WILL TUNE IN 2 12 SECONDS AND STORE THE SETTINGS IN MEMORY. THE NEXT TIME IT WILL RECALL THE SETTINGS FROM MEMORY AND TUNE IN LESS THAN 20 MILLISECONDS. SETUP YOU CAN SET UP THE TG XL USING THE SCREEN ON ITS FRONT PANEL OR USING THE DESKTOP APP WINDOWS UTILITY PROGRAM. I FIND IT MUCH EASIER TO USE THE DESKTOP APP. YOU NEED TO CONFIGURE THE TG XL TO WORK WITH YOUR TRANSCEIVER OR TRANSCEIVERS THAT WILL DRIVE IT. WHEN YOU START THE DESKTOP APP, IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY DISCOVER YOUR TG XL IF YOU ARE ON YOUR LAN. ONCE YOU CONNECT TO THE TG XL, YOU CAN CONFIGURE THE TUNER. CLICKING ON THE GEAR ICON IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE DESKTOP APP OPENS THE TUNER GENIUS CONFIGURATION WINDOW SEE FIGURE 4. THERE ARE FIVE TABS. THE FIRST ALLOWS YOU TO GIVE YOUR TG XL A UNIQUE NAME AND SET UP YOUR NETWORK. THE SECOND TAB, CAT / CI V, IS USED TO ENABLE A CAT OR CI V = END OF 30 WPM TEXT = QST DE W1AW <