Could be, I work in some very tight confines with the NTS nets I check in to
and am NCS for some times, and have done a bit of DX as well in pretty tight
confines and never had any problem like you're talking about. I've had some
radios where the noise blanker can cause something like that, not sure on
the 2000, I've never used it.
----- Original Message -----
From: <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2008 7:47 PM
Subject: Re: TS2000S -- Why the Critique
> I'm having it badly enough that if I narrow it the signals become garbage.
> Wonder if I've a problem in the radio.
>
> Tom
>
>
> Tom Brennan KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
> web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
>
> On Sun, 3 Feb 2008, John Miller wrote:
>
>> Date: Sun, 03 Feb 2008 19:37:24 -0500
>> From: John Miller <[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
>>
>> I have yet to see that problem, if I do I just narrow up the receive
>> with
>> the high and low cut and it clears it right up.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2008 7:26 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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