what is your plan for a power supply with the 200W version of the TS480?
Way more trouble than it's worth for half an S unit or less of improved tx 
signal.
Though jet stream does have some big assed power supplies these days for 
reasonable prices.
Just make sure your external tuners can handle power over 100 watts.

73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harry Brown" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 1:55 PM
Subject: Re: the kenwood ts480HX, I'm in the market!


> Hi Steve,
> Thank you, so much pal, for that!
> I think I'll take your advice and let hro in Delaware do it for me.
> Do you remember who you worked with there? Sounds like you ordered a rig =
> from there, huh?
> Trippy, ac8s
>  ----- Original Message -----=20
>  From: Steve Forst=20
>  To: [log in to unmask]
>  Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 3:50 PM
>  Subject: Re: the kenwood ts480HX, I'm in the market!
>
>
>  HRO in Delaware has installed voice boards for me, N/C.  Whoever you=20
>  call, just tell them the situation and they will probably be glad to=20
>  help.  If not, call someone else.
>
>  On the 480, you remove the top cover of the main unit, and near the=20
>  front is a small metal cover  with four screws.   Remove the cover and =
>
>  install the board.  But if someone will do it, why bother?
>
>  73, Steve KW3A
>
>  On 7/14/2012 3:30 PM, Harry Brown wrote:
>  > Hi all,
>  > Well folks, yes, I have been bitten, severely, by the hf bug.
>  > Now that my ham friends in my building, are back on hf with the =
> Kenwood =3D
>  > 570, I am going to buy an hf rig!
>  > I've called ham radio outlet, and they have the kenwood ts480HX, =
> that is =3D
>  > the 200 watt rig!
>  > I'm wondering about the vgs1 speech board, did I get that name =
> right? =3D
>  > Anyway, I don't know how to put the speech board in, so, I wonder if =
> ham =3D
>  > radio outlet would put it in for me?
>  > Or, is it something a blind ham can do?
>  > I bet it is, but folks, I don't want to ruin a new radio!
>  > So, I'm all ears!
>  > 73,
>  > Trippy, ac8s, who can't wait to get his own hf station on the air!
>  >
>  >
>  >
>