I agree and i still have mine. I do wish they'd come out with a 2000
version of the 590, now that would be a good radio.
73
Butch
WA0VJR
Node 3148
Wallace, ks.
On Tue, 1 Apr 2014,
John Miller wrote:
> It's still a current model and a pretty good one if you ask me.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2014 1:55 PM
> Subject: Re: new radio time
>
>
>> Yes, but it has been around for a douzen years or so and it does not use
>> the same voice board as the tmv71 and other kenwoods such as the 590.
>> 73
>> Butch
>> WA0VJR
>> Node 3148
>> Wallace, ks.
>>
>>
>> On
>> Mon, 31 Mar 2014, John Miller wrote:
>>
>>> The TS-2000 is still a current model.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 7:15 PM
>>> Subject: Re: new radio time
>>>
>>>
>>>> Yes, but is the ts-2000 which he has considered current?
>>>> If I remember last week's message, I think not.
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Buddy Brannan" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 6:13 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: new radio time
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> All the current Kenwood stuff uses the VGS1.
>>>>> On Mar 31, 2014, at 7:07 PM, Michael Thurman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I am talking about buying it new from a dealer at the hamfest vs =
>>>>>> Gigaparts or Ham City. I have been bitten by used before. I have the =
>>>>>> power supplies well in hand. My only worry about buying from the
>>>>>> dealer
>>>>>> =
>>>>>> at the hamfest is the likelihood of him having the speech unit.
>>>>>> Hopefully I ill get an answer as to the specific speech unit I need.
>>>>>> I
>>>>>> =
>>>>>> had heard that the ts2000 uses the same speech unit, but this might be
>>>>>> =
>>>>>> totally false. I can=92t wait for my new toy
>>>>>> On Mar 31, 2014, at 4:48 PM, Howard Kaufman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I haven't heard anything bad. I believe the voice chip is different.
>>>>>>> I wouldn't buy a radio at a Ham Fest that could have been bouncing =
>>>>>> around in=20
>>>>>>> a car for years.
>>>>>>> The radio can share the power supply with the ts-2000, unless you
>>>>>>> will
>>>>>>> =
>>>>>> be=20
>>>>>>> transmiting on both radios at the same time.
>>>>>>> =20
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