I have used a TS850 for the past five or six years.  Like the rest of the
respondents, I am hard pressed to say anything bad about the transceiver.

I also have a TS2000 and often find myself opting for the older
Kenwood.  It may not have as many bells and whistles as the 2000, but it is
just an easy, straightforward great performer.

Pat, K9JAU At 02:32 AM 11/5/03, you wrote:
>I've been the proud owner of a Kennwood ts850 for about the past 4
>years.  I regularly use it on the higher level nts nets.  It requires the
>vs2 synthesizer but it's one of the easiest radios I've ever seen because
>the synthesizer gives you morse code readout when you press the synthesizer
>button when you power up the rig.  the frequency readout talks and
>everything else is in morse. 73- kk3f