Thanks very much, Steve. ... I'll check into it if needed. I didn't
even know that something like that would be necessary under unique
conditions, so at least I learned something today.
73 from tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 10:17 PM
Subject: Re: ts480
> Tom,
>
> I don't know the details, so you might be better off calling one of the
> ham
> imporiums. I think it plugs in to the board inside the radio, but again,
> check with one of the stores. I doubt you'll need one for the kind of
> operating you do, but as you say, it's good to know what options you have.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 21:35
> Subject: Re: ts480
>
>
>> Steve:
>>
>> Thanks for the info. ... Just out of curiosity, what does a TXO unit
>> cost,
>> and how is it installed?
>>
>> Also, can you describe its size and shape, and where it would go in the
>> TS480>?
>>
>>
>> As you suggest, I'm not going to run out and buy one right now. I never
>> had
>> any trouble with any of my other rigs in the motor home, so would think
>> the
>> TS480 should do just fine. However, it's always good to know what your
>> options are if they are needed.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 9:11 PM
>> Subject: Re: ts480
>>
>>
>>> Tom,
>>>
>>> "TXO" refers to an oven which can be installed to keep the main
>>> oscillator
>>> crystal at a constant temperature. Before you go out and buy one, try
>>> running the radio in your motor home for a while and see if it drifts
>>> more
>>> than you want it to. If it does, buy the TXO option, but if you don't
>>> notice the drift, don't worry about it. Believe me, you'll know if you
>>> need
>>> it.
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 19:37
>>> Subject: Re: ts480
>>>
>>>
>>>> Steve:
>>>>
>>>> I asked this question in my last post, but can you tell me about the
>>>> TXO
>>>> for
>>>> the TS480.
>>>>
>>>> Since my new TS480 will eventually end up in our motor home which could
>>>> indeed be subject to considerable temperature fluctuations, especially
>>>> when
>>>> the motor home is sitting idle on warm summer days, maybe this is
>>>> something
>>>> I should think about.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks, and 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 11:01 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: ts480
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> 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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>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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