I think you are making it sound a bit more daunting than it really is. 
  If a numbskull like me who barely got out of high school can make it 
work, I'm sure you can.   The functions are probably more intuitive than 
the manual makes it appear.


The USB and LSB data modes are only used if you are  doing digital stuff 
via a sound card.  It would allow you to  set the high and low cuts of 
the filters  to optimize for data  and not be forced to use the  SSB 
settings.

I found going from a TS-430 to a TS-2000 a bit intimidating  a dozen 
years ago, but going from the 2000 to a 480 was no problem and then from 
the 480 to a 590 was  a piece of cake.  I don't use all the features, 
but I'm happy they are there.

73, Steve KW3A




On 11/16/2013 12:34 AM, Dr. Ronald E. Milliman wrote:
> I would love to have a TS-590, but I've read the manual, and it sounds
> soooooooo complicated. If you press a button it does one thing; press it
> again, and it does the opposite, and if you press and hold it for 2 seconds,
> it does something entirely differently. Then, what is this USB data and LSB
> data stuff? I've been inactive for a few years, and I feel like I'm in a
> totally different world of ham radio. Do you people really fully understand
> and use all of the buttons, features and functions on rigs like the TS-590
> and the TM-V71A?
>
> Ron, K8HSY
>
>
>