Hi Lloyd,

I bought both the 500 Hz CW filter and the 1.8 kHz SSB filter.  Combine
there with the dsp bandwidth settings and you have as sharp a cut off on
filters as you would ever want.  On top of that, you can use the IF shift.
That plus the digital noise filter can turn a noisy crowded band into a
quiet band where you can easily single out a DX station from the rest.

It does have a processor on SSB.  I find that pretty much standard default
settings for mic gain and processor level are about right for the stock hand
mic.  The only problem I have experienced is some RFI into my Heil Goldline
but I think that's due to a long mic cable.  I'm going to try running a
separate wire from the mic case to the ground of the station to see if it
goes away.  If not, I might get an MC-60A or similar Kenwood mic to go with
it.

Take care and very 73.


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




-----Original Message-----
From: Lloyd Rasmussen [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 20:35
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: TS-480 (was new hf transceiver)

Did you buy an extra filter for CW, and how does it do in a crowded band?
Does it have some kind of speech processing on transmit?  I guess ALC?  I
have downloaded the manuals from the Kenwood site and read some of the
information.

On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 17:43:36 -0800, Kevin Nathan wrote:

>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
>To: [log in to unmask]
>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
>
>- -
>
>Keith Barrett
>
>
>gw4nby
>
>Bridgend
>South Wales

Some people think that the devil is in the details.  Actually, God is in the
details.
Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, Maryland
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