Hi Tom.
Check to see how your AGC level and Noise Blanker levels are set on the
TS2000S. I've found that these settings are a little touchy on that
radio. Also, I find that backing off on the RF Gain control helps quite a
lot on HF.
Thanks,
--Lou K2LKK
At 06:47 PM 2/3/2008 -0600, you wrote:
>I'm having it badly enough that if I narrow it the signals become garbage.
>Wonder if I've a problem in the radio.
>
>Tom
>
>
>Tom Brennan KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
>web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
>
>On Sun, 3 Feb 2008, John Miller wrote:
>
> > Date: Sun, 03 Feb 2008 19:37:24 -0500
> > From: John Miller <[log in to unmask]>
> > Reply-To: For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: TS2000S -- Why the Critique
> >
> > I have yet to see that problem, if I do I just narrow up the receive with
> > the high and low cut and it clears it right up.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2008 7:26 PM
> > Subject: Re: TS2000S -- Why the Critique
> >
> >
> > >I have a ts2000 and prefer the ts570 I had because of rejection problems
> > >with
> > > the 2000. Its regularly a problem on this receiver to have desensing to
> > > such a
> > > degree as to make conversations impossible and its being caused by
> > > stations more
> > > than far enough away to be out of range for that problem on any
> reasonable
> > > rig.
> > >
> > > Tom
> > >
> > >
> > > Tom Brennan KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
> > > web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
> > >
> > > On Sat, 2 Feb 2008, Steve Dresser wrote:
> > >
> > >> Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2008 16:30:32 -0500
> > >> From: Steve Dresser <[log in to unmask]>
> > >> Reply-To: For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
> > >> To: [log in to unmask]
> > >> Subject: Re: TS2000S -- Why the Critique
> > >>
> > >> Lou,
> > >>
> > >> I'm surprised that you found problems with the 2000 on VHF and UHF. A
> > >> friend of mine, who does VHF/UHF work almost exclusively, has two (yes,
> > >> count 'em, two) TS-2000s and loves them both. I wonder if Kenwood has
> > >> some
> > >> quality control issues with noisy receivers in that radio.
> > >>
> > >> Steve
> > >>
> > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > >> From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
> > >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > >> Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 14:59
> > >> Subject: TS2000S -- Why the Critique
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> > Hi.
> > >> >
> > >> > The main reason why I lamb-basted Kenwood concerning the TS2000S
> is the
> > >> > receiver noise floor issue. I didn't realize how bad it is until I
> > >> > started
> > >> > doing some rig to rig comparisons during the VHF contest, and
> > >> > discovered
> > >> > that the Kenwood TS690 stomps the snot out of the TS2000S on 6 meters,
> > >> > and
> > >> > the TS790A stomps the snot out of it on 2 meters and 70 cm. I already
> > >> > knew
> > >> > the TS690 is quieter on HF, but the receiver sensitivity isn't as
> > >> > critical
> > >> > as it is on VHF/UHF.
> > >> >
> > >> > My take on it is this. In any rig that I buy, it is receiver
> > >> > performance
> > >> > that I hold out for primarily. Anybody can build a transmitter
> section
> > >> > that will do the job reasonably well--that isn't rocket science. But
> > >> > it
> > >> > is
> > >> > generally the receiver section that makes a rig exceptional or very
> > >> > bad,
> > >> > because let's face it folks--you can't work 'em if you can't hear 'em.
> > >> >
> > >> > My point is that for the cost of the rqadio, I think Kenwood could
> have
> > >> > paid a little more attention to receiver noise, and for the length of
> > >> > time
> > >> > that radio has been on the market, they could have come out with a
> > >> > revised
> > >> > version, if they cared at all. Or even if they had a more expensive
> > >> > version that provided a first class receiver, I'm the kind of operator
> > >> > that
> > >> > would spend the extra bucks to get something really good if it were in
> > >> > my
> > >> > means to do so. My take on the TS2000S is that it is a good radio for
> > >> > folks that do casual operation on a lot of different bands, but for
> > >> > someone
> > >> > who is looking for very good performance, it comes up short.
> > >> >
> > >> > That is my two cents worth.
> > >> >
> > >> > 73, de Lou K2LKK
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > Louis Kim Kline
> > >> > A.R.S. K2LKK
> > >> > Home e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> > >> > Work e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> > >> > Work Telephone: (585) 697-5740
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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