They just discontinued the 570 so there has to be something coming out to 
replace that. while the model numbers seem to suggest the 480 would do that, 
I'd sure hope not.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 9:26 PM
Subject: Re: ts480


> Hi;
> I wonder what their hold up is?  They seem to be coming out with a steady
> stream of uhf and vhf radios but both the ts2000 and the ts480 have been
> around for a couple of years.
> Time will tell.
> Richard
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 4:49 PM
> Subject: Re: ts480
>
>
> Hi Richard;
>
> You can really get away without the filters.
>
> First of all, the filters have to be soldered in.
>
> Could you believe it in this day an age?
>
> When I had mine I didn't find I needed the filters.
>
> My main complaint with  the radio is that the audio output from the
> transmitter does not have that Kenwood footprint.
>
> Even with the software, I wasn't able to open the audio out to 3.0
>
> As I said in an earlier post, I'm going to wait and see what Kenwood comes
> out with next.
>
> 73 De Anthony W2AJV
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 10:57 AM
> Subject: ts480
>
>
>> Hi Tom and list;
>> I believe wires four and five are reversed for the ts480.  I have heard 
>> rf
>> complaints concerning the mc60 and wonder what else works well.
>> As for the 480, I have generally purchased new radios and had the seller
>> install voice board and filters.  Lazy I admit it.  I have seen a few
>> ts480s
>> used and wonder how much of a pain filter and speech installation is?
>> Most
>> used ones are just the radios no filters and no speech.
>> Richard
>>