Tom,
Does that happen on HF or VHF/UHF? I've always heard that the TS-2000 is
not as good on HF as it is on the higher frequencies.
Steve
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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
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>> >
>> >
>> >
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