Yeah, Lou, I hear what you're saying.

I think I'm going to go with the 100-watt model, using the idea that "If you 
can't work em on 100 watts, you may not be able to work em at all.".  After 
all, an extra 100 watts will only get me 3 DB of signal, if my thinking is 
correct.

73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2007 4:51 PM
Subject: Re: some basic questions on the TS480


> Hi Tom.
>
> One more thing to keep in mind that might argue for staying with the lower
> power model.  If you buy one of the LDG auto tuners with the Kenwood
> interface, when you engage the tuner the radio will cut itself back to 100
> watts.  Take the tuner out of line, and the power goes back up to 200
> watts.  So, you might as well buy the 100 watt version and save yourself
> the grief.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
>
> At 09:49 PM 10/19/2007 -0400, you wrote:
>>     Ok, John. ... Thanks also.
>>
>>If the 200-watt one doesn't have the auto-tuner, maybe I'd best stick with
>>the 100-watt version.
>>
>>73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 9:06 PM
>>Subject: Re: some basic questions on the TS480
>>
>>
>> > You can use 1 big power supply instead of the 2 of them if you want, I
>> > know
>> > a couple people who did it when they had that radio. only the 100 watt
>> > version has a tuner though.
>> > ----- 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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