hmm, 100 watts, / 200 watts output, still would only be 3 DB, for all the 
accessibility of the 100 watt version, seems to me that'd be the smart way 
to go since if you want more power, an amplifier could be used to make it 
substantially more, making a 9 DB difference instead. <grin>

73



Curtis Delzer


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 8:48 PM
Subject: Re: some basic questions on the TS480


    Eric:

This helps very much, and I really do appreciate your quick response.

I'm not ready to make the purchase yet, but am just giving things some
thought at the current time.  It's best to go into a decision like this with
as much information as possible.

73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- 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
>