My only reservation on the TS690S is that they could have put a little more
gain in the audio section.  It made external speakers an absolute must.

73, de Lou K2LKK

At 11:15 PM 9/20/2005 -0400, you wrote:
>I found that to work as well, but I liked the receive and people liked the
>audio out of my 440 better than the 450
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 11:10 PM
>Subject: Re: owners manual for Kenwood 450
>
>
>I actually found the auto tuner to be easier to use in the TS450S/TS690S
>series of radios.  I find the '450S to be an all around good radio.
>
>73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>At 10:37 PM 9/19/2005 -0400, you wrote:
> >hmmmmm, might be one on the icanworkthisthing.com site but if not, let me
> >know, I might still have mine here. It's not even close to the 440, I had
> >1.
> >It was a good radio.
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Bud Schwab" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 9:30 PM
> >Subject: owners manual for Kenwood 450
> >
> >
> >Hi Gang,
> >
> >I am going to acquire a Kenwood ts450s and have ordered the speech
> >module for it.  Does anybody know where I might find an owners manual
> >for it?  Preferably braille  but print would also be fine as I could
> >scan it. I used to own a 440 which I presume is similar but that was
> >some time ago and my memory ain't what it used to be.
> >Thanks.
> >
> >
> >Bud Schwab
> >W 6 Z Y P
> >Malibu, California
>
>Louis Kim Kline
>A.R.S. K2LKK
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Louis Kim Kline
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