Is your antenna connected to the 2 meter port?
On Jun 12, 2014 4:51 PM, "Richard B McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Hi!
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> I have tried to make my first 2M contact on my new Kenwood TS-2000 without
> luck.  I *think* it's setup right.  Basically, I have followed the
> instructions for this per the icanworkthisthing.com "Quick Start Guide" at
> the link below.  The following are my first of many questions:
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> 1.  When I rotate the tuning knob clockwise increasing the frequency,
> sometimes I hear a "beep."  What does that mean?  It seems to happen at
> random, even frequencies; like 145.300, 146.400, etc.
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> 2.  Well, since I live in LA, I expected to hear a lot of traffic.  But I
> only hear really faint and scarce squawking - really I hear nothing.  Am I
> missing something?
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> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com/docs/amateur_radio/multi/Kenwood%20TS2000%2
> 0Quick%20Guide.shtml
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> 73,
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> Richard KK6MRH
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