Yeah, I've got all those controls off. I can help things by backing off on the
gain and evening turning off that automatic gain but it sure doesn't solve the
problem. The local EEOC has a 2000 and as soon as they get a voice chip for it
I'll spend a little time seeing how it works in relation to mine.
Tom
Tom Brennan KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
On Sat, 9 Feb 2008, Lou Kline wrote:
> Date: Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:06:41 -0500
> From: Lou Kline <[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
>
> Hi Tom.
>
> Check to see how your AGC level and Noise Blanker levels are set on the
> TS2000S. I've found that these settings are a little touchy on that
> radio. Also, I find that backing off on the RF Gain control helps quite a
> lot on HF.
>
> Thanks,
> --Lou K2LKK
>
>
>
> At 06:47 PM 2/3/2008 -0600, you wrote:
> >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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>
> Louis Kim Kline
> A.R.S. K2LKK
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