Hi.

It sounds like most of this firm-ware upgrade doesn't apply to we TS480 SAT 
owners in the US.

Am I correct on this?

Thanks, and 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "W9Aol" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 8:28 PM
Subject: Re: ts480 update


> TS-480HX / TS-480SAT
> Firmware update information
>
> Last updated : December 11, 200
>
> The HF/50MHz All-mode transceiver TS-480 series firmware has been
> updated from Version 1.01 to Version 1.02 as follows.
> Kenwood is offering the firmware updating program to the TS-480 series 
> owner
>
> he HF/50MHz All-mode transceiver TS-480 series firmware has been updated
> from Version 1.01 to Version 1.02 as follows.
> Kenwood is offering the firmware updating program to the TS-480 series
> owners.
>
> pdated item : (Version.1.01  1.02)
>
> Problem resolved: When the Kenwood HF/6m linear amplifier TL-933 (only
> for Japanese market) is connected and the TL-933's
> [TUNE] button is pressed and the TL-933's automatic antenna tuning is
> completed, receiving audio from the TS-480HX/SAT
> is muted on rare occasions.
>
> Updated items : (Version.1.00  1.01)
> Problem resolved: When the Kenwood HF/6m linear amplifier TL-933 (only
> for Japanese market) is
> connected and the TL-933's [TUNE] button is pressed and the TL-933's
> automatic antenna tuning
> is completed, receiving audio from the TS-480HX/SAT is muted on rare
> occasions.
>
>
> Updated items : (Version.1.00  1.01)
> 7MHz band TX range is expanded to "7000kHz-7200kHz" for the TS-480HX E,
> TS-480SAT E (European models).
>
> Internal automatic antenna tuner performance on 28/50MHz band is revised
> to higher precision impedance matching for
> the TS-480SAT K/E.
>
> Algorithm of the Speech processor is revised for further compression 
> ratio.
>
>
>
> Howard Kaufman wrote:
>
>>I found the latest firmware update is a 2006 file called ts480j102.exe,  I
>>can't find any information about what this update does.  I think it's only
>>for 480's used in Japan, but am not sure.
>>Anybody know more.
>>
>>
>>
>
>