Wow, Steve, there's another cool thing for me to try when I get the 
time.

And, yes, I'm loving this TS480 more and more.  It is just so much more 
versatile and accessible than any other HF rig I have ever owned.

Thanks to you and everyone on the list for pointing me in the direction of 
purchasing this rig for my motor home use.

73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 3:36 PM
Subject: Re: TS480 PF key question


> Tom,
>
> As Howard points out in a previous post, you can get the 480 to speak the
> frequency by pressing Enter twice.  This means that you can permanently
> assign the PF key on the front of the radio to another function and still
> have frequency readout.  However, if you like to use the PF key as it is
> now, here's another alternative.  If you go into the menus and press the 
> A/B
> button, the radio will beep twice, at which point you will be in an
> alternate configuration.  You can now change menu 48 from its current 
> value
> of 61 to 67, which will reassign the PF key on the radio to key the
> transceiver for tuning.  Having made this change to the menu, press the 
> A/B
> button again to return to the first configuration, where the PF key speaks
> the frequency.  When you've selected whichever configuration you want, 
> exit
> the menu.  I find this approach easier than trying to remember the 
> different
> menu settings.
>
> Incidentally, you can assign the PF key to read the S-meter by assigning a
> value of 62 to Menu 48.  On my 480, it has that function in Configuration 
> 1,
> and the Tune function in Configuration 2.  I think you're beginning to see
> that this is a very flexible and versatile radio.
>
> Steve