I don't know, I like to sound good if I'm going to spend all that money.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 1:25 PM
Subject: Re: TS480 and TS2000 comparison needed for HF
> OMG, Tom,
>
> Who cares if the audio is just slightly narrower?
>
> And, you wouldn't give that much up in portability since you could combine
> it
> all in one rig. However, the 480 is a bit more accessible in that mic
> gain,
> power talk where on the 2000 they mjust beep. But, I think you are
> quibbling
> over a niggling amount of transmit quality difference. I wouldn't have an
> ulcer
> over either rig in terms of audio quality.
>
> Steve, K8SP
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 7:00 PM
> Subject: TS480 and TS2000 comparison needed for HF
>
>
> Hi, all.
>
> Even though things are not totally certain, there's a chance that I might
> be
> in the enviable position of choosing between getting a Kenwood TS480, or a
> TS2000 for the motor home radio set-up.
>
> Originally, I was thinking solely of the TS480, because of its lower cost,
> because of its portability, and because of its somewhat greater blind
> accessibility.
>
> Since I already have a VHF/UHF rig in the motor home, I really don't need
> 2
> ,meters or 440.
>
> However, I then started reading various comments about what some of you
> folks have said about the TS480's less than optimal transmit audio quality
> on SSB, and began to have second thoughts.
>
> So, in light of what I've said so far, can someone give me honest
> comparisons in the HF capability and performance of the TS480 vs. the
> TS2000? Is the TS2000 substantially better on HF than the TS480; and if
> so, in what regards?
>
> If I were to go with the TS2000, I'd loose the portability I was looking
> for. I also don't really need extra 2 meter or 440 capability, although I
> guess a back-up for trips wouldn't be a bad thing.
>
> I have been trying to read reviews on e-ham, but after a while, they seem
> to
> be much more opinions rather than facts.
>
> Any help would be appreciated here, and, in the meantime, I'm trying to do
> some creative financing here.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
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