Andy,

Make sure your vertical is functional.  Perhaps the coax is 
shorted.  If you detach the ground side by unscrewing the connector, 
but leave the center pin in place, does the sound level increase?

The third button down in the left column of four buttons (on-off is 
#1) has three values marked by a low tone, a single higher tone, and 
a double higher tone.  These control whether the attenuator is on, 
off, or a pre-amp is on.  Toggle through the settings to see if you 
get an improvement.

At 08:26 AM 7/1/2006, you wrote:
>Hello All,  I am finding the  Kenwood TS 480 a bit on the deaf side, unless
>there is some thing I haven't done in the menus,  My receive is 100% and I
>have the High cut at 2400, low cut 0,  it sound just right but still sounds
>deaf,  can anyone please suggest any thing I might try please.  I am using a
>Diamond CP 6 vertical antenna with this rig.   Kevin thanks
>for your help with the volume for the key sound and CW warning sounds I have
>them set just right now.  I find a lot in the manual that if don't
>understand so I might be asking a few more  questions yet.
>Regards
>Andrew Shipp
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>Andrew Shipp
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