Yep, finally I am getting a glimmering of what is happening. right 
now I just have the standard mobile mic that comes with the rig. I 
like that s-meter reading.  the 202 function also appears to change 
with the meter reading button, from ALC, to something else with DB in 
it's reading, and swr with R as it's beginning?  Thanks!

Curt

W B 6 H E F

At 06:32 AM 10/3/2011, you wrote:
>Only two function buttons on the front pannel, but you can define the up
>down buttons, also Kenwood makes a hand mike with 4 functions on it.
>73
>Butch
>WA0VJR
>Node 3148
>Wallace, ks.
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>On
>Mon, 3 Oct 2011, Curtis Delzer wrote:
>
> > Hi, and thanks! It seems to me that right now I have one of the keys
> > speaking frequency, and the other speaking s-meter reading.  is there
> > a third one, one of the keys is right next to the power switch, but
> > the other is not the "drive," button at all, it is another key right
> > next to that one.
> > confused, I am? ;:)
> >
> > thanks!
> >
> > Curtis Delzer
> >
> >
> > W B 6 H E F
> >
> >
> >
> > At 07:25 AM 10/1/2011, you wrote:
> >> Set one of your pf keys (menu 79 or 80) to 202.   Press and hold the pf
> >> key while transmitting.  Be sure the TX monitor is off or it won't
> >> speak.   Use the drive key ( the one that screwed you up before) to
> >> toggle between meter settings: swr, alc, and compression if running
> >> compression.
> >>
> >> 73, Steve KW3A
> >>
> >> On 10/1/2011 3:04 AM, Curtis Delzer wrote:
> >>> by the way, guys, how do we get the ts590S  to speak the swr? that
> >>> one went right by me.
> >>> thanks!
> >>>
> >>> Curt
> >>>
> >>> W B 6 H E F
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> >>>
> >>>
> >
> >