I think you're right.
--Lou, K2LKK
At 04:46 PM 2/2/2008 -0600, you wrote:
>Lou,
>
>I just don't think they care.
>
>Fred Olver N9BSO
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 1:59 PM
>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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> > Work e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> > Work Telephone: (585) 697-5740
> >
> >
>
>
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