Steve:

Congrats on the new amp, and thanks for the understanding, and the vote of 
confidence.

I know that, sometimes, I probably worry too much, but it's better to be 
safe and relatively sure, than being unsafe and sorry later.

P.S.  I should probably change the subject line for this, but are you going 
to do either of the NAQP contests the next two week-ends?

I'm planning on doing the CW for sure, and maybe the SSB.

And, if I can get time between all of the work I need to do to get the next 
teaching semester started, I'm going to try the digital and voice record 
modes on the TS480.  Should make contesting more fun than ever.

73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 2:19 PM
Subject: Re: quick TS480 question


> Tom,
>
> Don't have a 480, but that  won't stop me from chiming in.  I know the 
> 2000
> has an option to allow the tuner to be in line during  both rx and tx, or
> just for tx and switch out for rx.  I never use this feature, so not sure 
> if
> it adds any  more clicks during changeover.  In any event, I'm sure that
> whatever you are hearing is normal.
>
> I think it's human nature to always think that the new piece of gear you
> just bought is the 1 dog out of 10,000 from the factory.   BTW, a few days
> before Christmas I busted my piggy bank and got a Tokyo Hy Power solid 
> state
> amp.  I'm still in shakedown mode here, but so far no  funny sounds, or
> smells, or smoke.
>
> 73, Steve KW3A