Amen, Brother. I have a Kenwood 440 here and also an 830. Both old radios.
Everything you say about the 830 Lou is true. Great sounding rx but
compared to the convenience and ease of operation of the 440, it's a
no-brainer. I have a friend who is always bugging me to put the 830 on the
air during our skeds but, as much as I like that rig, I always gravitate to
the 440. I'd have something newer if i could aford it. Lou, WA3MIX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 10:42 PM
Subject: Re: Computer interface for the Kenwood TS-50.
> Hi John.
>
> I admit that the TS830S has a fabulous receiver. It was probably the best
> radio in that era. I used one when our local radio club ran a station for
> the Initernational Lighhouse & Light Ship Weekend a few years ago, and it
> was a great sounding radio.
>
> My point, though, was that having lived through that era and having done
> all the things one had to do to use that generation of radio, I wouldn't
> choose to go back when I can push a button and I know exactly what
> frequency I'm on, at least out to 10 Hz resolution, and I can push another
> button and the thing is all tuned up. I admit I'm spoiled because I also
> prefer the newer shortwave receivers where I know what frequency I am on
> to
> the old ones where I had to make a kind of guestimate, and sometimes that
> guestimate wasn't very good.
>
> 73, de Crazy Lou, K2LKK
>
>
>
> At 08:15 PM 4/5/2009 -0400, you wrote:
>>OK crazy. (you did say call you crazy) anyway, I like my TS-830 as the
>>backup. I'd never use a yaesu due to their attitude and lack of quality
>>control, but I'll try any radio other than theirs and probably alinco
>>once.
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 7:55 PM
>>Subject: Re: Computer interface for the Kenwood TS-50.
>>
>>
>> > Hi.
>> >
>> > That maybe true, but after having used some of the modern accessible
>> > rigs,
>> > I wouldn't choose to go back to the way things were. Call me crazy,
>> > but I
>> > like to spend my time working stations, not trying to cope with my rig.
>> >
>> > 73, de Lou K2LKK
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > At 05:35 AM 4/3/2009 -0400, you wrote:
>> >>John, I agree with you. A radio without synthesizer can be quite
>> >>cumbersome
>> >>at first but it can become very usable after some use. It will take a
>> >>little trial and error but you can use it until you can do better.
>> >>----- Original Message -----
>> >>From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>> >>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> >>Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 8:01 PM
>> >>Subject: Re: Computer interface for the Kenwood TS-50.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> >I don't know if it has it either, but it's something to look in to.
>> >> >If
>> >> >not,
>> >> > really, I find even if you're stuck with nothing, once you get a
>> >> > feel
>> >> > for
>> >> > the radio and the bands, you can come very close to where you want
>> >> > to
>> >> > be.
>> >> > I
>> >> > can honestly, on my 830, after about 5 minutes to get used to it
>> >> > again,
>> >> > put
>> >> > that thing very close to dead on where I want to be and more often
>> >> > than
>> >> > not
>> >> > I can actually do it with out anyone being there to tune in to. It's
>> >> > just
>> >> > a
>> >> > case of practice. I rather have the voice read out or something, but
>> >> > as
>> >> > you
>> >> > learn where the birdies are on the bands, the group that's on all
>> >> > the
>> >> > time
>> >> > playing with audio, the group picking on each other, really it's not
>> >> > impossible to work with the radio and have a good idea where you are
>> >> > on
>> >> > the
>> >> > bands you use most.
>> >> > ----- Original Message -----
>> >> > From: "Rick" <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> > Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 8:01 PM
>> >> > Subject: Re: Computer interface for the Kenwood TS-50.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >> Hi John, thanks for the idea of putting the lower band edge in a
>> >> >> memory.
>> >> >> I will definitely do that.
>> >> >> I don't know if the TS-430 has a signal generator. I didn't see
>> >> >> anything
>> >> >> about it in the manual.
>> >> >> I'll check again, I may have over looked it.
>> >> >> Thanks again for your help and 73.
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
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>> >>10:54 AM
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>> > Louis Kim Kline
>> > A.R.S. K2LKK
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>
> Louis Kim Kline
> A.R.S. K2LKK
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