Hi.

I've compared notes with a couple of other TS2000S owners in the Rochester 
area, and my experiences seem to compare with theirs, so I don't think it 
is an isolated incident.

What I do think is that the TS2000S is adequate for local VHF/UHF work--it 
is when you are trying for those weak signals in those far away grids where 
the SSB signal is near the noise floor that you really see the differences 
between that radio and other radios like the TS790A.  I do also find that 
it is helpful to ride the RF GAIN control with this radio more so than most 
other models that I've worked with.

I want to emphasize that this is an issue for those that demand very high 
receiver performance--and it is still good by 1960s or 1970s standards.  In 
light of the Heath HW16 that I started with, the TS2000S looks pretty 
good.  I used to give anyone I could hear on 15 meters a RST599 report with 
the HW16, because the HW16 was so stinking deaf on 15 meters that if I 
could hear them, they deserved a 599!

73, de Lou K2LKK



At 04:30 PM 2/2/2008 -0500, you wrote:
>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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