Given that I always have my 590 connected to my Ultralite Senior, I've never 
felt that the broadcast signals were unduly weak.  Does the extra 
attenuation kick in below the broadcast band?

Steve


Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: January 29, 2015 12:11
Subject: Re: ts-590 broadcast band


> it's not too bad for over load...if you use the preampand attenuator
> functions you can certainly tone it down a bit if you are trying to listen
> to a very strong local station...but it didn't over load on my local 50
> thousand watt power
> house unless I connected the big antenna...then I just  turned on the
> attenuator and there was no issues at all.
>
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Steve Dresser
> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 9:24 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: ts-590 broadcast band
>
> How susceptible to overload is the radio once the jumpers have been 
> changed?
> Also, where are the jumpers in the 590?
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: January 29, 2015 11:13
> Subject: Re: ts-590 broadcast band
>
>
>>I did on the ts2000 as well and it is a definite improvement...it is set 
>>by
>> default from the factory on the attenuated setting...you simply move a
>> jumper from one set of pins to another set immediately beside it...not 
>> too
>> difficult as it is the only jumper in the radio and the pins are in a 4
>> pin
>> box shape so you can't mess it up..
>>
>> 73
>> Colin, V A6BKX
>> -----Original Message----- 
>> From: Butch Bussen
>> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 9:09 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: ts-590 broadcast band
>>
>> I did it on my 590 and it did help a lot, not very close to strong
>> stations though.  I had to get sighted help, first to find the jumers,
>> and second they are very very small.
>> 73
>> Butch
>> WA0VJR
>> Node 3148
>> Wallace, ks.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, 29 Jan 2015, Howard Kaufman
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I hear there is a mod to increase the kenwood sensitivity on the
>>> broadcast
>>> band.
>>> Has anybody tried this on the 590 or 480, and what do you think?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>