Yeah, I've done a full reste. In fact, once in awhile I have to do one because of a few odd problems that seem to crop up. Might be me doing something in the menus that I'm not intending or doing something with the a/b function since you can't really tell which is which and where you're set. Tom Tom Brennan KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html On Sun, 3 Feb 2008, Steve Forst wrote: > Date: Sun, 03 Feb 2008 21:51:53 -0500 > From: Steve Forst <[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 > > Tom, > > Have you tried a full reset of the cpu? There may be a menu or setting out > of whack. I've also heard that sometimes these modern rigs can have the > firmware get a bitn funky over time and a reset will put things back to > normal. > > Also, I've never had the problem you mentioned. > > 73, Steve KW3A > ----- 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 > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > >> > > > > > > > >