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Christian <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 31 May 2010 18:56:12 +0200
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Hi Kevin and all,
Many thanks for that info.
That sounds really good, but as I said previously I wnt to have 2m and 70 cm as well so I htink that the TS-2000 will be the choice for me.
73s and many thanks,
Christian SM0UWV

On 2010-05-31 at 08:28 Kevin Nathan wrote:

>Hi Christian,
>
>Yes, I have had both radios and I think the 480 is much more accessible
>than
>the 2000 because, as David said, it reads the menu setting to you as well
>as
>just the menu number.  Also, if you buy the VGS1 speech board, it
>automatically gives you a voice recorder which is over $100 with the 2000.
>The one place the 2000 absolutely drove me crazy was when you turn the
>multi
>select knob to go through the memories.  Each time you turn it it says MR
>so
>if you are moving from memory 10 to say memory 85, it says MR, MR, MR, ad
>nausium.  It used to drive both my XYL and me crazy when I had one.
>
>I hope this is of some help to you in your decisions and very 73. 
>
>
> 
>Kevin :)
>Amateur Radio:  K7RX
> 
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>On Behalf Of Christian
>Sent: Monday, May 31, 2010 05:01
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Kenwood TS-480 more accessible than TS-2000?
>
>Hi,
>I am still thinking about the TS-2000 since I also want to have 2m and
>70cm=
> and the TS-480 only features shortwave and 50 MHz.
>But someone told me that it was more accessible, is this really true?
>Many thanks,
>Christian

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