By the way, John, you can get the radio to move up and down in power levels 
in one watt incraments, too.
Fred

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred Olver" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 3:35 PM
Subject: Re: Kenwood TS-2000


> It will speak the s-meter reading but you count the notches for dropping
> power down from 100, go to http://www.icanworkthisthing.com and find all 
> the
> information you will need for the radio including a quikstart guide.
> Fred Olver
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Christian" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 1:56 PM
> Subject: Re: Kenwood TS-2000
>
>
>> Hi,
>> That sounds excelent.
>> When you change power, does it say if you are using 100 wats or low 
>> power?
>> Can it speak the S-meter?
>> Many thanks,
>> Christian SM0UWV
>>
>>
>> On 2008-05-27 at 14:52 John Miller wrote:
>>
>>>It says the menu item number and the current setting and the settings as
>>>you
>>>change it but I found I setup the menu the way I like it and don't get in
>>>there anymore so that's all I need. It doesn't say the mode, USB or what
>>>ever in voice but for USB it will send a U in CW, LSB it sends an L, AM
>>>an=
>>
>>>A, and so forth. that's where it says too much in my mind though, it will
>>>say VFO, and the frequency every time you change the mode. It's really a
>>>great radio, i have no complaints at all on the thing. I got mine in
>>>December.
>>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>>From: "Christian" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 2:30 PM
>>>Subject: Re: Kenwood TS-2000
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>> That sounds great.
>>>> Will the synth speak menu items? Will it tell you if you change from
>>>USB,=3D
>>>> LSB and so on?
>>>> Many thanks,
>>>> Christian
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 2008-05-27 at 14:23 John Miller wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>I use mine daily. Synth speaks too much if you ask me but it's probably
>>>>>the
>>>>>most accessible radio I've used. I get great reports on it, I have no
>>>>>intention of getting anything else for a long time. I have 0 complaints
>>>>>about mine at all.
>>>>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>From: "Christian" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 1:52 PM
>>>>>Subject: Kenwood TS-2000
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>> I have read and heared about the Kenwood TS-2000 and it sounds like a
>>>>>> very=3D3D
>>>>>> nice base station.
>>>>>> Is anyone here using this one?
>>>>>> If so, how do you like it?
>>>>>> There is a synthesizer option available to it. How much does it 
>>>>>> speak?
>>>>>> Also, are there keypad tones?
>>>>>> Many thanks for any info,
>>>>>> Christian SM0UWV
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>
>