I'm surprised that they haven't made it a soft option like they have 
with the yaesu ft817s and various other radios of that ilk.
even if you can't get the full 60 meters, there's software that'll wide 
band the yaesu radios so you can get there, but, as with anything like 
that, it's use at your own risk.


On 17/02/2008 8:30 PM, the old scribe known as Colin McDonald was able 
to impart this pearl of wisdom:
> yep, it's that simple.
> one for HF tx coverage from 500K to 30megs, and another one for the VHF/uhf
> general tx coverage.
> Though you can't get the full VHF commercial band out of the ts2000...only
> the MARS portion on VHF.
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 3:36 PM
> Subject: Re: ts2000 question
> 
> 
>> Kinda surprising given that we've had that band for a few years now.  I
>> wonder if it's as simple as clipping a diode as with most radios.  Lou
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 5:06 PM
>> Subject: Re: ts2000 question
>>
>>
>>> I don't believe 60 meters is in the radio.
>>>
>>> It requires a mod.
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 3:26 PM
>>> Subject: ts2000 question
>>>
>>>
>>>> I operate a fair amount of 60 meters here and it occurs to me that I =
>>>> don't think I've ever heard a ts2000 there.  I would have thought that
> =
>>>> the newest ones would have already been set up for 60 but maybe not.
> =
>>>> Anyone know for sure?  Lou
>>>>
>>>>
>>
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