I love my TS2000S, especially with the accessory microphone that gives you
the four program function keys on the microphone.  I especially like that I
can reprogram the menus with JAWS friendly software through a serial cable
(no special interface required), and Kenwood even gives the software
away.  The accessibility is excellent on it.

73, de Lou K2LKK

At 10:47 PM 9/19/2005 -0400, you wrote:
>I'm thinking about getting a TS-2000 actually some time this winter, I don't
>know if I can do that with the 570 or not, I don't use the memories on my HF
>gear much.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 10:40 PM
>Subject: Re: Small Counterpart To The Kenwood TS440sat?
>
>
>You're so right.  It was quite a radio for its day.  I loved mine.
>Actually in their later stuff such as the 450 and so forth, you couldn't
>directly access a memory from the keypad as you could on the 440.
>Fortunately, you can now with the 2000 and 480.
>
>I have both, bought a 480 used, and think the 480 for the dough is a hard
>radio to beat.  I wish they had made some provison to attach the remote
>head directly to the radio.  I think having the remote head separate and
>then having the mike jack on the radio is a little strange.
>73s
>Butch Bussen
>wa0vjr

Louis Kim Kline
A.R.S. K2LKK
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