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]>
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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