Hi Eden,
You will have to do some homework, but here are links for some of the
more popular stores:
Ham Radio Outlet has stores all over the country:
http://www.hamradio.com/
Universal radio is in Ohio:
http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/index2.html
Giga parts is down south(Alabama I think):
http://www.gigaparts.com/store.php?action=search&category=AMP-HF&type=radio&select=AMERITRO&showall=1
R and L is in Ohio, and Amateur Electronic Supply has a couple of
stores, but I don't have links handy. This should get you started.
There are other places, but these are some of the most popular.
The speech board is a roughly $60 option for these radios.
Lowest price is nice, but also count cost of options, shipping, and if
any charge to install speech board.
Don't worry if the other one is sold. There are a boatload of radios
floating around used, and all the new ones your wallet can afford.
73, Steve KW3A
On 7/17/2012 3:54 PM, Eden Kizer wrote:
> where is the best place to get a 590 or 480 if the one i want is
> gone and soled already and what is the price range, and is the voice
> chip already loaded?
>
> Eden
>
> On 7/17/2012 2:55 PM, Steve Forst wrote:
>> Hi Mike, and welcome to the list.
>>
>> A bunch of us here have used these rigs and I'm sure you will get a lot
>> of info on them. In a nutshell, the 570 has been out of production for
>> a number of years and can only be had on the used market. The 480 has
>> been out for 8 years or so, and is still in production. The 590 is the
>> newest one and has been out around 2 years.
>>
>> A lot will depend on how much you want to spend, and what you want to do
>> in the hobby. The 570 and 480 have slots for optional filters, while
>> the 590 is all loaded from the factory.
>>
>> The 590 gives the most speech readout using the optional voice board,
>> while the 480 offers a bit less, and the 570 less than that. A number
>> of blind hams use radios with no voice readout at all and have done so
>> for decades, so it's not the end of the world if a radio doesn't speak
>> as much as the 590.
>>
>> While I've never had a 570, I currently own a 590, 480, and a TS-2000.
>>
>> Good luck, enjoy the hobby, Steve KW3A
>>
>> On 7/17/2012 2:03 PM, Mike Barnard wrote:
>>
>>> I have just joined this list and also just received my ham
>>> license. I have considered the Kenwood Ts 480, or Ts 570, or the Ts
>>> 590. I have heard the reviews oon the ts 480. Can someone tell me
>>> anything about the other two rigs.
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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