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Eric:
This helps very much, and I really do appreciate your quick response.
I'm not ready to make the purchase yet, but am just giving things some
thought at the current time. It's best to go into a decision like this with
as much information as possible.
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Clegg" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 9:02 PM
Subject: Re: some basic questions on the TS480
> Hi Tom,
> I thinkI can answer some of your questions on the Kenwood 480.
>
> The 200 watt version requires 2 power supplies. I also believe it doesn't
> have the internal tuner.
>
> There is also a special low pass filter that seems to work only with the
> 480
> lower powered version.
>
> Universal radio is great about installing options such as filters and the
> speech chip.
>
> The filters are approximately $120 each. They make two bandwiths I believe
> for CW and one narrower one for SSB.
>
> I don't recall whether or not the speech chip reads out the menu options
> or
> not.
>
> Also I believe there are programs that can be downloaded from the Kenwood
> web site to control the rig that may work with Jaws or Window-Eyes.
>
> Don't apologize for asking elementary questions.
>
> I would have been asking many of the same ones myself.
>
> I'm trying to get back into hf operations from an apartment using my
> balcony
> as a place for putting the antenna.
>
> If you want to read up more on the Kenwood 480 go to the universal Radio
> web
> site which is:
>
> www.rffun.com or www.universal-radio.com
>
> Hope this all helps.
>
> Cordially,
>
> Eric
> KU3I
>
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