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
>