Hi Tom; Try resetting the cpu. I never had a problem like that. I lived in an area with older construction. The houses were closer together and were more susceptible to electrical noise. Again, try resetting the cpu. 73 De Anthony W2AJV [log in to unmask] ECHOLINK NODE NUMBER: 74389 ----- 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 >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > >