Yeah, I've done a full reste. In fact, once in awhile I have to do one because
of a few odd problems that seem to crop up. Might be me doing something in the
menus that I'm not intending or doing something with the a/b function since you
can't really tell which is which and where you're set.
Tom
Tom Brennan KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
On Sun, 3 Feb 2008, Steve Forst wrote:
> Date: Sun, 03 Feb 2008 21:51:53 -0500
> From: Steve Forst <[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
>
> 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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