Hi Keith,

I guess maybe I'm a new convert, but I bought a new Kenwood TS-480 last
weekend and I think it's about the best thing going in terms of
accessibility and performance.  I have yet to find something I don't like
about it.  The receiver is excellent, it's a joy to use and I would not
hesitate for a minute to recommend it.

Good luck and very 73.


Kevin :)
Amateur Radio:  K7RX
Navy Marine Corps MARS:  NNN0SHS




-----Original Message-----
From: Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Keith Barrett
Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 12:30
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Subject: new hf transceiver

Hi All

Just wondering about accessibility of some of the newer radios.  I feel it
is soon time to replace my old ts-950sdx and I am wondering where to go.

Is anyone on the group using any tentec gear, in particular the orian?
How is it for accessibility?  While I always like kenwood for their
accessibility, I am not totally convinced that their current equipment
stands up to some of the older stuff.  A friend has a ts-870 which I was
lucky enough to play with in my shack and, on top band, my main operating
band, it suffered from receiver overload and seemed not to handle strong cw
signals.  I put this down to lack of filtering, relying on the dsp.  I also
noticed that, using the filter controls to narrow the bandwidth, the agc
still seemed to respond to signals several kcs away.
I feel that, overall, my 950 is a better performer but it is getting old.

I have been waiting and hoping that kenwood would bring out a top of the
range replacement for the ts-950 but to date they seem not to have gone in
that direction.  So I now feel I must look at the competition.

Perhaps the ft1000 mark 5 may be another possibility.  I know that this does
not seem accessible but what about computer control?  Could I get in to the
menue system in this way?

Any thoughts welcome.

Keith

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Keith Barrett


gw4nby

Bridgend
South Wales