Lou:
What's the W2IHY box?
Is this something I should look into as well?
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2007 5:06 PM
Subject: Re: ts480
> No, Tom, it's not bad at all. It's quite good communications audio and
> probably at least as good as the 706. It just doesn't have that gorgeous,
> clean sound Kenwood has become famous for. However, I have heard Steve
> Dresser's and with the W2IHY box he has ahead of it, it sounds quite
> good.
> In fact, it's the best sounding 480 I've heard. Lou
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2007 4:42 PM
> Subject: Re: ts480
>
>
>> Guys:
>>
>> Is the transmit audio on the TS480 really bad?
>>
>> Am I going to be disappointed in it if I take the plunge and get this
> radio?
>>
>> How does it compare to the transmit audio of say the IC706 or IC718?
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2007 4:36 PM
>> Subject: Re: ts480
>>
>>
>> > Hi Anthony,
>> >
>> > It's the only problem I have with the radio. At times like this, I
>> > wish
> I
>> > was skilled enough with a soldering iron to modify the filter myself.
> It
>> > shouldn't be a big deal for anyone who knows what they're doing, so I
>> > wonder
>> > why nobody has tried it yet.
>> >
>> > Steve
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
>> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> > Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 17:48
>> > Subject: Re: ts480
>> >
>> >
>> >> Hi Steve;
>> >>
>> >> Your absolutely right.
>> >>
>> >> I mean the transmit audio is just not what I'm accustomed to hearing.
>> >>
>> >> Anthony
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 11:57 AM
>> >> Subject: Re: ts480
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>> Anthony,
>> >>>
>> >>> The problem with the TX audio is that the widest filter you have on
> SSB
>> >>> is
>> >>> 2.4KHz. To me, that's the most important difference between the
>> >>> TS480
>> >>> and
>> >>> the TS2000. I wish somebody would come up with a mod for changing
> that
>> >>> filter width.
>> >>>
>> >>> Steve
>> >>>
>> >>> ----- Original Message -----
>> >>> From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
>> >>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> >>> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 17:49
>> >>> Subject: Re: ts480
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>> Hi Richard;
>> >>>>
>> >>>> You can really get away without the filters.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> First of all, the filters have to be soldered in.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Could you believe it in this day an age?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> When I had mine I didn't find I needed the filters.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> My main complaint with the radio is that the audio output from the
>> >>>> transmitter does not have that Kenwood footprint.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Even with the software, I wasn't able to open the audio out to 3.0
>> >>>>
>> >>>> As I said in an earlier post, I'm going to wait and see what Kenwood
>> >>>> comes
>> >>>> out with next.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> 73 De Anthony W2AJV
>> >>>> [log in to unmask]
>> >>>> ECHOLINK NODE NUMBER: 74389
>> >>>>
>> >>>> ----- Original Message -----
>> >>>> From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
>> >>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> >>>> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 10:57 AM
>> >>>> Subject: ts480
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>> Hi Tom and list;
>> >>>>> I believe wires four and five are reversed for the ts480. I have
>> >>>>> heard
>> >>>>> rf
>> >>>>> complaints concerning the mc60 and wonder what else works well.
>> >>>>> As for the 480, I have generally purchased new radios and had the
>> >>>>> seller
>> >>>>> install voice board and filters. Lazy I admit it. I have seen a
> few
>> >>>>> ts480s
>> >>>>> used and wonder how much of a pain filter and speech installation
> is?
>> >>>>> Most
>> >>>>> used ones are just the radios no filters and no speech.
>> >>>>> Richard
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>
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