Well, you can't pronuncificate good if you're not edgemicated.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 14:46
Subject: Re: Best Beginner HF Transceiver
> Good deal Howard. Of course I had spelled the name wrong. That's what
> I get for trusting the Jaws pronuncification. Tnx to Gary for posting
> the correct name and link.
>
> 73, Steve KW3A
>
> On 12/15/2011 2:36 PM, Howard, W A 9 Y B W wrote:
>> Steve,
>>
>> Yes this is the source I was thinking of.
>>
>> I just baught a tone board for my Kenwood TM-2550 and it worked fine.
>>
>> Howard #3
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Steve Forst"<[log in to unmask]>
>> To:<[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 12:43 PM
>> Subject: Re: Best Beginner HF Transceiver
>>
>>
>>> I think that is the Peaks company up in the wilds of new England. May
>>> have the name spelled wrong. I know at one time they had replacements
>>> for the VS-2 voice board, some tone boards, and pc interface stuff for
>>> older Kenwoods. I've never purchased from them myself, but they seem to
>>> have a good reputation.
>>>
>>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>>
>>> On 12/15/2011 12:47 PM, John Miller wrote:
>>>> Sure you can, there's a company in NH I think that has an aftermarket
>>>> one,
>>>> may not be NH, but they have them.
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Steve"<[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To:<[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 12:32 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: Best Beginner HF Transceiver
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I would ste3er clear of the 440's, not because they were bad but you
>>>>> can't
>>>>> easily find the speech boards for them any more, if memory serves.
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Gerry Leary"<[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> To:<[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 9:49 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: Best Beginner HF Transceiver
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> One radio that isn't bad is the old Kenwood TS440sat. It has direct
>>>>>> frequency input, you can put a speech synthesizer in it and get
>>>>>> Frequency
>>>>>> and Mode, and a lot of the functions are directly accessible with out
>>>>>> menus.
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Steve"<[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> To:<[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 11:49 AM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: Best Beginner HF Transceiver
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> David,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I haven't chimed in on this much yet. Obviously, everybody wants to
>>>>>>> spend
>>>>>>> as little as possible. Your message below gives me some guidance.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> As others have said, the best rigs in terms of accessibility are
>>>>>>> Kenwood,
>>>>>>> Icom, Eilcraft, and Yaesu pretty much in that order, although the
>>>>>>> older
>>>>>>> Eilcraft did have an optional accessory to output readings in CW.
>>>>>>> The
>>>>>>> newer
>>>>>>> Kenwood 480 and 590 speak everything; the Kenwood Ts-2000 speaks
>>>>>>> almost
>>>>>>> everything except for actual power output and mike levels, although
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> knob
>>>>>>> you use to adjust them has detents that beep at the high and low
>>>>>>> end.
>>>>>>> For
>>>>>>> example, on my rig, if I want about 60 watts drive for my linear
>>>>>>> amp,
>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>> go
>>>>>>> to max and then turn the detented multichannel knob back about 8
>>>>>>> clicks.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The TS-2000 is your best option for an all-in-one rig; it runs all
>>>>>>> modes
>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>> 160 through 440, with the exception of the 220MHz band. There are
>>>>>>> several
>>>>>>> of us who can help with that rig. It has a sub-receiver that runs
>>>>>>> VHF/UHF
>>>>>>> FM so you can work HF and monitor your favorite repeater. It has
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> capability to work satellite.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Icom also makes rigs that run Hf and VHF, but not as comprehensive.
>>>>>>> The
>>>>>>> higher end rigs from Kenwood and Icom, like the TS-590, only run up
>>>>>>> through
>>>>>>> six meters 54MHz. Just about every new rig has built-in tuners, and
>>>>>>> several
>>>>>>> have built-in keyer.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If you bought a lower-end rig, I think that sooner or later, you
>>>>>>> might
>>>>>>> want
>>>>>>> additional features like better filtering, noise reduction, and
>>>>>>> selectivity.
>>>>>>> You could save a few bucks if you bought something used that is in
>>>>>>> very
>>>>>>> good
>>>>>>> condition.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Steve, K8SP
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>> From: "David thurmond"<[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>>> To:<[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 8:13 AM
>>>>>>> Subject: Best Beginner HF Transceiver
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> All,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks for your feedback regarding transceiver choices. I should
>>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>> given a few more specifics. First off, I would prefer not to break
>>>>>>>> the bank if possible. If I try to spend $2000 on a new rig, my
>>>>>>>> stuff
>>>>>>>> might end up out on the front lawn, and I might need to get an
>>>>>>>> attorney. :) I would like to find a rig that might not necessarily
>>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>> full of features in favor of one that is either accessible with
>>>>>>>> speech
>>>>>>>> or else is easy enough to operate without it for a totally blind
>>>>>>>> ham.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The Kenwood 480 is an awesome-sounding rig, but if I have to wait
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> save up to buy one, I might never get on the air. At the same
>>>>>>>> time,
>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>> would hate to cheap out and buy something that is so basic that I
>>>>>>>> will
>>>>>>>> be tired of using it after six months and end up buying something
>>>>>>>> else
>>>>>>>> anyway.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I am very interested in CW, and of course in DXing as well, so I am
>>>>>>>> primarily interested in the HF bands, but if I could get something
>>>>>>>> with VHF capabilities also for a little more money, I am certainly
>>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>>> going to turn it down.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Operating with low power would be perfectly fine with me, as I am
>>>>>>>> probably going to end up using some sort of stealth antenna due to
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> small size of my property and the fact that I'm right in the middle
>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>> a busy suburb. No need for a "big guns" sort of station with a
>>>>>>>> 200-foot tower...I just want something modest with enough features
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> get me started without breaking the bank.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The speech output options of the Kenwood and ICom rigs sound very
>>>>>>>> attractive, as I don't want to run my rig exclusively through my
>>>>>>>> laptop. But since I have not even been on the air yet, perhaps
>>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>>> is not really as important as I think it is. I certainly need to
>>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>> sure I am not operating out-of-band, and I need to be able to know
>>>>>>>> what kind of signal I am getting. Beyond that, I really do not
>>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>> the experience to know what is important for me to operate, and
>>>>>>>> what
>>>>>>>> is really just an awesome feature that would be nice to have, but
>>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>>> critical.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> David Thurmond, KK4ADV
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
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