HI all,
Yes that's right.
that's how it works.
Thanks 73 Matt ka0pqw
----- Original Message -----
From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2014 12:45 PM
Subject: Re: Can Antenna Selection Defaults be Setup on the Kenwood TS-2000?
> absolutely.
> In fact, I believe the radio will simply default to the last antenna port
> used on that band.
> So if you have your 6M antenna selected on 6M, and you go to say 20M and
> already have the multi-band antenna selected, when you return to 6M, the
> 6M
> antenna should still be selected.
> I would have a quick glance through the menu guide to insure that you
> don't
> have to turn on a menu to have the radio do this for you...it's similar to
> how the radio remembers which mode, LSB, USB, AM, CW or FM you last
> selected
> on that band by turning that feature on.
> I don't recall what other radio settings can be automatically set for each
> band, but the manual should indicate this.
> BTW, either hf antenna port 1 or 2 can be used anywhere on the HF/6M bands
> they are not frequency specific like the VHF and UHF antenna ports. And
> fooie on kenwood for using different connecter types for vhf and UHF...all
> it does is complicates matters when using a duplexer.
>
>
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard B McDonald
> Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2014 11:29 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Can Antenna Selection Defaults be Setup on the Kenwood TS-2000?
>
> Hi!
>
>
>
> On my TS-2000, I have four separate antennas connected: one each for the
> VHF, UHF, HF 1 and HF 2 connections. Now, I know that if I am on either
> the
> VHF or UHF band the rig will default to that respective antenna. The
> issue
> here relates to the HF 1 and HF 2 antennas; as described below.
>
>
>
> On HF 1 I have a multi-band antenna, and on HF 2 I have a 6M antenna.
> Ideally, I wonder if the rig can be configured so that if I am on the 6M
> band (50 - 54 MHZ) it defaults to the HF 2 antenna, and if I am on any
> other
> HF band it defaults to HF 1? Can this be done?
>
>
>
> 73,
>
> Richard KK6MRH
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