That's funny, another friend of mine who runs a TS-480 mobile, before 
putting it mobile compared it to his TS-2000 and said the TS-2000 was the 
better receiver and even had me over to show me and it was a slightly 
noticeable difference favoring the TS-2000.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Nathan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 9:10 PM
Subject: Re: RX difference between TS-480 and TS-2000?


> Hi Steve,
>
> I've used both and I think the 480 is the better receiver.
>
> Very 73..
>
>
>
> Kevin :)
> Amateur Radio: K7RX
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Mar 30, 2010, at 10:21, steve <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Just wondering if anyone has done a side by side  comparison of the
>> TS-2000
>> and the TS-480 on receive? I would like to get another HF rig in the
>> shack.
>> I'm willing to sacrifice some performance in favor of accessibility
>> inherent
>> with Kenwood, since I have no sighted  help here.  Rumors still
>> abound of
>> Kenwood debuting a new HF rig at Dayton in May,  but even if true,
>> not sure
>> I would want to be the first in line for a new model.
>>
>> I know the 480 requires optional filters, but is the 480 a noticeable
>> improvement  on  rx?
>>
>> 73, Steve KW3A