Tom,
Have you tried a full reset of the cpu? There may be a menu or setting out
of whack. I've also heard that sometimes these modern rigs can have the
firmware get a bitn funky over time and a reset will put things back to
normal.
Also, I've never had the problem you mentioned.
73, Steve KW3A
----- Original Message -----
From: <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2008 7:47 PM
Subject: Re: TS2000S -- Why the Critique
> 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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