Hi.

When I bought mine, time I bought a better microphone, VS3 voice 
synthesizer, and suitable cable for programming the radio, I was probably 
up between $1600 and $1700.  Fortunately I already had a good husky power 
supply, so I didn't have to worry about that expense.

73, de Lou K2LKK

P.S. The radio control software is about eighty some odd dollars from 
Kenwood, but the MCP2000 Memory Control Package is a free download, and in 
my opinion is all that you really need.  It does a superb job of making the 
menus accessible.  You could navigate the menus without the software if you 
were careful, but the software makes it vastly easier.




At 08:42 PM 7/31/2006 -0400, you wrote:
>Not sure, I'd guess around $1500.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 8:40 PM
>Subject: Re: ts2000
>
>
> >    Steve:
> >
> > Just for information, what's the going price on a TS2000 these days?
> >
> > As I said, when I equipped our County EOC with the IC706 Mark II.G, I was
> > working with a fairly tight budget, and felt that the 706 Mark II.G would
> > do
> > what we needed for a bit less money than the TS2000.
> >
> > Again, if you can quote a rough going price for the TS2000, that might be
> > helpful information.
> >
> > 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ham Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 8:31 PM
> > Subject: Re: ts2000
> >
> >
> >> Rich,
> >>
> >> I haven't compared them side by side, but I don't think the 2000 is
> >> bigger
> >> at all.  It may be a bit smaller.
> >>
> >> The PL tones do not speak.  But, if you turn the multi-channel knob, you
> > get
> >> a beep at the low and upper end so you can count to the appropriate
> > setting.
> >>
> >> I thought the software was free, at least it seems as though it was a
> > couple
> >> years ago.
> >>
> >> Steve, K8SP
> >>
> >>
> >

Louis Kim Kline
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