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I'm having the problem on hf.  Its been opened up both for frequencies on hf
(60m etc) as well as better am but that ought not cause it to do what I'm seeing
it do.

Tom


Tom Brennan  KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html

On Sun, 3 Feb 2008, Steve Dresser wrote:

> Date: Sun, 03 Feb 2008 20:22:10 -0500
> From: Steve Dresser <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: TS2000S -- Why the Critique
>
> Tom,
>
> Does that happen on HF or VHF/UHF?  I've always heard that the TS-2000 is
> not as good on HF as it is on the higher frequencies.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2008 19:26
> Subject: Re: TS2000S -- Why the Critique
>
>
> >I have a ts2000 and prefer the ts570 I had because of rejection problems
> >with
> > the 2000.  Its regularly a problem on this receiver to have desensing to
> > such a
> > degree as to make conversations impossible and its being caused by
> > stations more
> > than far enough away to be out of range for that problem on any reasonable
> > rig.
> >
> > Tom
> >
> >
> > Tom Brennan  KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
> > web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
> >
> > On Sat, 2 Feb 2008, Steve Dresser wrote:
> >
> >> Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2008 16:30:32 -0500
> >> From: Steve Dresser <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Reply-To: For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: [log in to unmask]
> >> Subject: Re: TS2000S -- Why the Critique
> >>
> >> Lou,
> >>
> >> I'm surprised that you found problems with the 2000 on VHF and UHF.  A
> >> friend of mine, who does VHF/UHF work almost exclusively, has two (yes,
> >> count 'em, two) TS-2000s and loves them both.  I wonder if Kenwood has
> >> some
> >> quality control issues with noisy receivers in that radio.
> >>
> >> Steve
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 14:59
> >> Subject: TS2000S -- Why the Critique
> >>
> >>
> >> > Hi.
> >> >
> >> > The main reason why I lamb-basted Kenwood concerning the TS2000S is the
> >> > receiver noise floor issue.  I didn't realize how bad it is until I
> >> > started
> >> > doing some rig to rig comparisons during the VHF contest, and
> >> > discovered
> >> > that the Kenwood TS690 stomps the snot out of the TS2000S on 6 meters,
> >> > and
> >> > the TS790A stomps the snot out of it on 2 meters and 70 cm.  I already
> >> > knew
> >> > the TS690 is quieter on HF, but the receiver sensitivity isn't as
> >> > critical
> >> > as it is on VHF/UHF.
> >> >
> >> > My take on it is this.  In any rig that I buy, it is receiver
> >> > performance
> >> > that I hold out for primarily.  Anybody can build a transmitter section
> >> > that will do the job reasonably well--that isn't rocket science.  But
> >> > it
> >> > is
> >> > generally the receiver section that makes a rig exceptional or very
> >> > bad,
> >> > because let's face it folks--you can't work 'em if you can't hear 'em.
> >> >
> >> > My point is that for the cost of the rqadio, I think Kenwood could have
> >> > paid a little more attention to receiver noise, and for the length of
> >> > time
> >> > that radio has been on the market, they could have come out with a
> >> > revised
> >> > version, if they cared at all.  Or even if they had a more expensive
> >> > version that provided a first class receiver, I'm the kind of operator
> >> > that
> >> > would spend the extra bucks to get something really good if it were in
> >> > my
> >> > means to do so.  My take on the TS2000S is that it is a good radio for
> >> > folks that do casual operation on a lot of different bands, but for
> >> > someone
> >> > who is looking for very good performance, it comes up short.
> >> >
> >> > That is my two cents worth.
> >> >
> >> > 73, de Lou K2LKK
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Louis Kim Kline
> >> > A.R.S. K2LKK
> >> > Home e-mail:  [log in to unmask]
> >> > Work e-mail:  [log in to unmask]
> >> > Work Telephone:  (585) 697-5740
> >> >
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