Well, Tom, I have both radios, and yes, the 480 is a bit more 
accessible.  The tones speak on the 480, although admittedly you won't 
need these as much except on maybe ten or six.  Also, the buttons all 
speak, "high cut" "low cut", "transmit power", and so forth.  No 
complaints at all about the 2000, but the 480 talks even more.
73s
Butch Bussen
wa0vjr

On Thu, 8 
Nov 2007, T Behler wrote:

>    Great observations, Howard, and thanks very much.
>
> Like I told Lou, it's a matter of compromise, I guess.
>
> And, here's a question:  I've heard it said by at least two people on this
> list now that the TS480 is more blind accessible than the TS2000.
>
> If someone already answered this point and I missed it, please forgive me.
>
> Thanks, and 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Howard Kaufman" <
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> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 10:07 PM
> Subject: Re: TS480 general info needed
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>> It's like most things, pick your poison.  Their are a few things about the
>> radio I don't like, but I wouldn't trade it for any other radio either.
>> 1.
>> The audio is 2.4 kHz wide.  It can't be widened.  It is also reported to
>> be
>> very clean and clear.  If I want to broadcast I fire up the valiant.  For
>> hifi ssb you want a ts850 or ts870.
>> I have no idea why they reversed the hot and ground on the mike input.  A
>> converter for a standard wired desk mike would fix that.  That along with
>> the fact that the mike plugs in the radio rather than the head is a major
>> pain.  Early models had low PEP ssb output, this has been fixed.  Knocking
>> over the head.  Well it's better than knocking over the radio I guess.
>> With
>> the radio's small size and weight, that could be done.  The quality of the
>> radio on CW, the accessibility of it's menus, and the flexibility of the
>> control head makes it a great radio for my needs.  It looks like remote
>> controlling it from the Internet and computer are also usable options with
>> this radio, but I haven't tried that yet.
>> As far as rx selectivity, with the IF filters rather than depending on
>> just
>> audio filtering, I find the radio to be very sensitive and selective.  The
>> bandpass tuning can also be used to add to selectivity.  RX audio is fine
>> to
>> me, with the availability of 5khz bandpass for SSB and AM.  Now it's not a
>> 75a1, but the old collins gear wouldn't fit in a van either.
>> Remember, I pound brass first, and the ts480 seems like the biggest bang
>> for
>> the buck.  I thought about the 2000, but found a 480 plus a tmv71 would
>> cost
>> a lot less.  Maybe not now, since the 2000 has dropped in price.  The
>> remote
>> head just outweighs any disadvantages of the radio, since you are freed
>> from
>> an uncomfortable chair at a radio desk.
>> 5 minnits on the couch with your HF station in your hand will probably
>> convince you that this is a good idea.  Again, it's priorities.  I like
>> knowing my power output, processor settings, mike gain, RF gain level, and
>> status of my noise blankers antennas, and which equalization curve I am
>> using for transmit and receive.
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