Hi Kevin;

The 570 will not do any type of cross-banding because it can only receive
one band at a time.

73 De Anthony W2AJV
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Kwan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 12:51 AM
Subject: Re: TS 480 SAT


> Here's a question about the 570. Does it have the same kind of cross band
> capibilities as the 2000?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 11:01 PM
> Subject: Re: TS 480 SAT
>
>
> ya, that radio comes up now and then,  not for me though, I have a tight
> shack here, the tightest and would hate the separate face plate
> personally.
> but some people like it,  welcome to the list anyway. I'm still saving up
> for the TS-2000 to replace my TS-570.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ed Malmgren" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:29 PM
> Subject: TS 480 SAT
>
>
>    Maybe this has been covered before, I'm new to the list.  About a month
> ago I bought a Kenwood TS 480 SAT which is an amazing radio for the blind
> I
> think.  With the voice module which you must buy separate it does just
> everything you could ever need.  It reads all the menus, S meter, QRG, and
> dozens of things from the front panel including the number pad.  Things
> are
> adjustable from the front panel such as power level, AGC,VOX gain, noise
> blanker, keying speed, preamp, mode,Voice monitor,DSP filters, Rcver high
> and low cut, and that is just a few of the things you can do from the
> front
> control head.  As I remember there is around 70 menus and the settings for
> them you adjust on the front panel.  Built in antenna tuner.  The unit is
> in
> two pieces and small so folks living in small shacks would like that and
> is
> connected by a 14 foot cable which connects  or disconnects like a fone
> plug
> on the wall.I don't know how fast it will key on CW but I have had my
> friends listen to 55 WPM and it works wonderful. once you learn the
> location
> of the buttons your home free.  Price from HRO is about 940.00 dollars
> plus
> 70.00 for the VGS-1 CW filters cost 120.00 This was the price due to a
> 200.00 coupon.
> A sighted person would have to solder the filter in but the voice chip
> just
> plugs in.
> Ed
>
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