The only time you really need a TXO is when you're operating the radio in a 
hostile environment where you have large temperature variations.  For 
example, a car which stays outside in the winter time.  If you only use the 
radio at home, you won't notice any difference with or without the TXO.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David R. Basden" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 10:34
Subject: Re: ts480


> The TS-480 is amazingly stable without the TXO.  Unless you are super
> fussy, you won't need it.  I have a friend who bought one for his
> TS-830 some years back and said he really couldn't detect the improvement.
>
> At 01:16 PM 2/7/2008, you wrote:
>>Hello;
>>I ran across a reasonably priced ts480 used on the arrl site.  It is long
>>gone but I'm wondering how difficult it was to install the voice guide and
>>filters?  are they plug in?
>>Also have folks found that they needed or wanted the tcxo extra for the
>>ts480?
>>Richard
>>
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