Hi,

I agree totally with your comments.  I think there are some real
disadvantages to having hf/vhf radios in one box.

Firstly, in the case of a failure you have lost the whole thing while it is
being repaired.

Secondly, there is the issue of being able to listen in more places at
once with separates.  Take the ts-790.  You can listen to 2 metres and
70cm at the same time with different aerials and on different modes i.e.
ssb on one band and fm on the other.

I gather that the ts-2000 does not allow listening on side band on the
second receiver which is a serious shortcomming for the real enthusiast.

I believe the all-in-one radios are a comprimise for those who want a bit
of everything in a smallish package but who will not mind missing out on
top of the range performance.

So, I still maintain that the ideal setup is

hf bands - ts-950sdx

vhf/uhf - ts-790.

If only they made radios like that now.

On 9 Jan 2005 at 16:09, Louis Kim Kline wrote:

> I have sought the top of the line radio that is all things to everyone
> without costing enough to require a second mortgage to pay for it, and I
> have come to this conclusion.  There ain't no such thing.
>
> I am of the opinion that we are asking too much.  What we are asking
for is
> a radio like the Kenwood TS-2000 that covers all bands from the
bottom of
> the longwave bands through UHF with all ham bands between 160
meters and 70
> cm, that delivers full power out on all those bands, that can handle all
of
> the dissimilar band plans for repeater subbands on all of the VHF-UHF
> bands, that will handle PL tones, that will have a receiver that sounds
> great everywhere, that is fully accessible, and that has an auto tuner
that
> will be as efficient as anything else on the market and cover at least
160
> through 6 meters.
>
> Well, that's a tall order, and after looking at all of the options, I find
> that manufacturers usually end up making compromises in a couple of
> areas.  Either they short-change the auto tuner to make room for all of
the
> other stuff, or else they make the radio HF only, or at least Hf&6
meters,
> and trade off 2 meters and up.
>
> I think that what I've come around to is the realization that it is still
> better to run top of the line Hf and top of the line VHF/UHF gear as
> separate radios--at least if you are a stickler for performance.  Possibly
> the other approach that might make sense is to take Anthony's
approach, and
> get a radio like the Kenwood TS-2000 which is probably the closest
thing to
> a all-in-one radio you are ever going to get, and live with an external
tuner.
>
> Myself, I still like what I've been reading about the Kenwood TS-480S,
and
> I think I'll continue to run my faithful Kenwood TS-790A for 2 meters/70
> cm.  I have yet to see one of the all-in-one radios that can touch the
> performance of the '790 on 2 meters and 70 cm.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
>
> Louis Kim Kline
> A.R.S. K2LKK
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Keith

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Keith Barrett


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