are you using the noise reduction function?
I also have never experienced problems with rejection on the ts2000.
Have you tried manually setting the rx filter to something narrower?
I find the noise floor actually quieter on the 2000 then the 570.
If you are getting these kinds of results with rejection, there may indeed
be something wrong with the rig.
The 2000 is actually sort of known for its good SSB/CW rejection figures.
are you using some sort of external receive preamp? the receiver is fairly
sensative and I suspect that anything extra would cause some issues.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2008 5:26 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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