I don't think their is a quality control issue however, on vhf and uhf you 
need to leave the pre-amp on or the radio is useless.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 4:30 PM
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
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>>
>>
>>
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