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
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