Yep, I agree. Mine was bought in march of 04 and I work people 200
miles away every day on 2 ssb. An external preamp is a good idea, but
that is true of most all 2 meter ssb stuff.
73
Butch
WA0VJR
Node 3148
Wallace, ks.
On Tue, 21 May 2013, Colin
McDonald wrote:
> I think we're talking in factors of tenths of a micro volt on sensativity
> though.
> It's not like it was deaf before, and suddenly it's a hot receiver on
> 2M/70CM.
> It's one of the better receivers available for 2m and 70CM SSB weather you
> have an older one or a newer one.
> The noise floor and sensativity mods that are out there on the internet were
> never implemented into any of the generations of the ts2000.
> So if ones after 05 are more sensative, it's because they did something
> minor and it increased it by 0.01UV or something.
>
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Gammon" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 7:18 PM
> Subject: Re: TS-2000
>
>
>> Hi John, well, I think my 2000 is at least 10 or more years
>> ancient. Don't know what the serial number is, but I can't
>> complain too much because I also have a TS-480 and, while it
>> isn't nearly as killer as the 590, and now the 900, it does
>> alright for me, a non-contester. Jim WA6EKS
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: John Miller <[log in to unmask]
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Date sent: Tue, 21 May 2013 21:10:32 -0400
>> Subject: Re: TS-2000
>>
>> A=B is, on the right side of the radio there are the knobs for
>> volume, rf
>> gain and all that, just to the left of those, below the big
>> diamond shaped
>> button, there are 4 indented buttons, in that group of 4, it's
>> the bottom
>> right one. I don't know how old yours is but that sensitivity
>> issue was
>> pre2005 I believe. Mine was made in 2008 and can hold it's own
>> with anything
>> out there on receive even on vhf. The one problem I have had is
>> the one I
>> mentioned on the list last week and that was a 2008/2009 run
>> issue and will
>> be fixed for the cost of shipping. Now if I can just get that
>> but that's a
>> story for another day, the TS-450 will have to do for a few
>> weeks.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jim Gammon" <[log in to unmask]
>> To: <[log in to unmask]
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:58 PM
>> Subject: Re: TS-2000
>>
>>
>> As a new Kenwood 2000 user, where is the a equals b key? I find
>> the observation that the older 2000's are less sensitive than
>> the
>> newer ones kind of disheartening, especially because I got the
>> this rig not only for HF, but for 2 meter SSB. Jim WA6EKS
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: John Miller <[log in to unmask]
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Date sent: Tue, 21 May 2013 20:39:35 -0400
>> Subject: Re: TS-2000
>>
>> You're right. I can tell with mine if I did it because I have
>> the beep
>> volume turned way down.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]
>> To: <[log in to unmask]
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 5:37 PM
>> Subject: Re: TS-2000
>>
>>
>> what did you screw up? you can do a full or partial reset.
>> Partial won't
>> kill all your memories and tuner settings like the full reset
>> does.
>> Press the A equals B key while powering the radio on. Give it a
>> second
>> after powering on then hit the A equals B key again to confirm.
>>
>> I think the partial reset is the same but with the A plus B key.
>>
>> You'll know you've done it if you have the speech synth turned
>> down a bit
>> from default...it'll come back loud.
>>
>> 73
>> Colin, V A6BKX
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Gary Tillinghast" <[log in to unmask]
>> To: <[log in to unmask]
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:31 PM
>> Subject: TS-2000
>>
>>
>> Hi all,
>> I screwed up my TS-2000 and need to do a full reset. I thought
>> I had =
>> saved the procedure for doing this. Can anyone share this?
>> Thanks.
>
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