well, you wouldn't have much choice about working vhf/uhf ssb anyway, since
it is only availible on the main receiver.
That said, it is very sensative...i don't usually get signals above S3 or 4
using the vertical on 2m ssb, but even down at s1 or 0, the other station is
very copiable.
The 10db higher might be a trick of the  s meter from one to the
other...with the preamp on and attenuator off on both the sub and main, i
haven't yet found a difference in signal on the same frequency between the
two...
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 7:32 PM
Subject: Re: ts2000


> Hi Colin.
>
> If you look in the manual at the description of the two receivers and
their
> specs, you'll find that there is an extra stage of conversion on the main
> receiver, and that the sensitivity figures are quite a bit better on the
> main receiver.  Even so, you must be in a rougher area for intermod than
I,
> or I got the luck of the draw and got a really good radio, but I haven't
> had the intermod issues here.  I do, however, see a good 10 dB difference
> in the S-meter readings between the main receiver (the better one) and the
> sub-receivers.  For local FM work, there is still ample sensitivity on the
> sub-receiver.  If I were doing SSB work, I would definitely go back to the
> main receiver.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
>
> At 06:26 PM 12/19/2007 -0700, you wrote:
> >a note on the intermod/adjacent frequency interpherence thing.
> >  the sub receiver tends to pick up allot more of that nasty stuff then
the
> >main receiver does on vhf and UHF.
> >there is one particular frequency, 147.420 to be exact, which has an IRLP
> >link on it here  locally, and when i listen to it using the sub receiver,
> >there is a pile of crap that comes blasting in almost all day on it.  As
> >soon as i switch to the main band receiver, that stuff practically
> >disappears on the same frequency, except for the occasional really loud
> >burst.
> >There are a couple trunking and multi-system repeater sites close to me
that
> >bleed like crazy...not to mention the paging sites that always cause
havoc.
> >Again, the main band receiver seems to be much better at filtering then
the
> >sub band receiver, and I don't know why that is.
> >I haven't noticed less sensativity on the main band receiver that could
> >account for less interpherence...
> >have you noticed anything similar on the ts2000 lue?
> >
> >73
> >Colin, V A6BKX
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 6:15 PM
> >Subject: Re: ts2000
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Hi John.
> > >
> > > I use 2 meters on the TS2000S all of the time.  I don't think you'll
hurt
> > > it, especially if you don't run it full throttle.  The TS2000S has one
> >nice
> > > feature:  it remembers what you set the power to on HF, VHF, and UHF.
> >That
> > > makes it practical to set up VHF and UHF on the sub receiver, and HF
on
> >the
> > > main receiver, set HF up for 100 watts, and VHF  & UHF up for 5 or 10
> >watts
> > > and it will adjust the power as you switch from the main receiver to
the
> > > sub receiver with the left and right arrow keys.  It works really
really
> > > nicely, that way, and unless you are in a remote area, if you have a
> >decent
> > > antenna, 5 to 10 watts is all you need.  I use a Comet GP15 fed with
9913
> > > coax and I work everything within a 50 mile sweep of here--even
further
> > > across Lake Ontario as I can hit a couple of the Toronto repeaters
from
> >here.
> > >
> > > My only misgiving is that I have to choose between the convenience of
> > > having four program function keys on a hand mic, and the superior
audio of
> > > a good desk mic.  I sure wish Kenwood would make a desk mic with the 4
PF
> > > keys on it--I'd buy it in a heartbeat and toss the hand mic in the
> > > drawer.  By the way, the hand mic that I use is not the stock one--I
> >bought
> > > a different one specifically for those PF keys.
> > >
> > > I think, though, that once you try setting up the radio as I've
described,
> > > you'll fall in love with it.  And, for what it is worth, I live inside
the
> > > city of Rochester, and I don't hear a peep of intermod on the TS2000S.
It
> > > is much tighter than the average 2 meter mobile.
> > >
> > > 73, de Lou K2LKK
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > At 09:17 AM 12/19/2007 -0500, you wrote:
> > > >I'm still very happy with the TS-570, but like I tell people. When
you're
> >on
> > > >the air every day, with NTS nets, DX'ing, rag chew with friends at
night,
> > > >sometimes you need new buttons to push. Or, like me, I'm  scaling
back a
> > > >little, trying to make more room though I'm eventually going to make
less
> > > >with the amp and all, but anyway, it's nice to use something
different.
> >I've
> > > >been using the TS-520 for the local rag chew on 10 meters lately
which is
> > > >great but when I rearrange things here and start up with my classes
> >again, I
> > > >want 1 radio that goes everywhere that I can reach from my computer
desk
> > > >spot and the TS-2000 is it. I hardly use the UHF/VHF bands anyway so
I
> >won't
> > > >run it that much harder than I do the TS-570 now. Net control on a
couple
> > > >nets a week on 2 meters, maybe 1 QSO for 10 minutes or so every week
or
> >2,
> > > >nothing at all for that radio.
> > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > >From: "Gery Gaubert" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > >Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 9:10 AM
> > > >Subject: ts2000
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Oh I agree it is a good radio and I would never get rid of it but
it
> >would
> > > > > =
> > > > > be neat to play with something different.  In no way am I
complaining
> > > > > about=
> > > > > what I have.  I am greatfull.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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> > > Louis Kim Kline
> > > A.R.S. K2LKK
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