Hi.

The reality check here is that several people have commented that both 
Kenwoods have better TX audio than the Icom 706 and I got along ok with 
that for several years.  I think that both choices are good ones, and if it 
weren't for the poor accessibility, even the Icom 706 wouldn't be that 
bad.  I probably wouldn't have jumped ship on the 706 if they had just made 
the PL tones a little easier to set.  That was the final straw that 
convinced me to take the plunge for the TS2000S.

73, de Lou K2LKK



At 01:25 PM 11/13/2007 -0500, you wrote:
>OMG, Tom,
>
>Who cares if the audio is just slightly narrower?
>
>And, you wouldn't give that much up in portability since you could combine it
>all in one rig.  However, the 480 is a bit more accessible in that mic gain,
>power talk where on the 2000 they mjust beep.  But, I think you are quibbling
>over a niggling amount of transmit quality difference.  I wouldn't have an 
>ulcer
>over either rig in terms of audio quality.
>
>Steve, K8SP
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 7:00 PM
>Subject: TS480 and TS2000 comparison needed for HF
>
>
>Hi, all.
>
>Even though things are not totally certain, there's a chance that I might be
>in the enviable position of choosing between getting a Kenwood TS480, or a
>TS2000 for the motor home radio set-up.
>
>Originally, I was thinking solely of the TS480, because of its lower cost,
>because of its portability, and because of its somewhat greater blind
>accessibility.
>
>Since I already have a VHF/UHF rig in the motor home, I really don't need 2
>,meters or 440.
>
>However, I then started reading various comments about what some of you
>folks have said about the TS480's less than optimal transmit audio quality
>on SSB, and began to have second thoughts.
>
>So, in light of what I've said so far, can someone give me honest
>comparisons in the HF capability and performance of the TS480 vs. the
>TS2000?  Is the TS2000 substantially better on HF than the TS480;  and if
>so, in what regards?
>
>If I were to go with the TS2000,  I'd loose the portability I was looking
>for.  I also don't really need extra 2 meter or 440 capability, although I
>guess a back-up for trips wouldn't be a bad thing.
>
>I have been trying to read reviews on e-ham, but after a while, they seem to
>be much more opinions rather than facts.
>
>Any help would be appreciated here, and, in the meantime, I'm trying to do
>some creative financing here.
>
>73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>
>
>
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