Jim:

First of all, hello to you from here in Central Lower Michigan.

And, you guys have a good point about keeping the memory lock on.

Never quite thought of it that way.

73 for now from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Shaker" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 3:05 PM
Subject: Re: question about TS480 memories


> Only to affirm John Miller's experience on the 480.  I do precisely what 
> he
> does and for exactly the same reason.  I personally prefer the nonvariable
> memory frequencies because there are so many controls around the main 
> tuning
> dial.
>
> Jim
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 1:58 PM
> Subject: Re: question about TS480 memories
>
>
>> The tuning dial doesn't do that on the kenwoods like most icoms,
>> personally
>> I find that a huge annoyance on icoms. You could set it so you could tune
>> from memory with some radios, but I don't remember seeing that in the 
>> menu
>> on my newer radios. It doesn't mean it's not there. I just hit the button
>> to
>> transfer the memory to the vfo and tune from there on the kenwoods, I
>> really
>> hate that 1 feature on icom radios a lot where you can tune from memory
>> because I"m always bumping that tuning dial. I have to remember to lock 
>> it
>> on my 706 every time I use it and I never remember.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 1:43 PM
>> Subject: question about TS480 memories
>>
>>
>>> Hi, folks.
>>>
>>> Sorry for all the questions on the TS480, but I'm still in learning mode
>>> here.
>>>
>>> I have now programmed a bunch of memories into my new TS480, but have
>>> discovered a really strange problem--or at least, I think it's strange.
>>>
>>> When I access a memory, everything works as expected, but I find that I
>>> can't move from that memory frequency at all using the tuning knob.
>>>
>>> I don't know how I did it now, but, with my Icom IC746, even if I'm in
>>> memory mode, I can still tune outside of a memory frequency using the
>>> regular tuning knob.
>>>
>>> Is this possible with the TS480, or do the memories lock your frequency
>>> in.
>>>
>>> P.S.  Through all this, I made sure that my frequency tuning lock
>>> function
>>> was "off".
>>>
>>> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>>
>>
>
>