Hi Darrell.

Yes, it is, but it is not a current radio, so you'll have to look on the
used market.  It uses the VS-2 voice board.  The VS-2 voices both frequency
and PL tone information.  Mode information is given in CW.  The radio puts
out 45 watts nominally on 2 meters and 35 watts on 70 cm, and has extended
receiver coverage of the VHF and UHF bands adjacent to the amateur bands (I
forget the exact band limits).  I live inside the city of Rochester, NY,
approximately 1 mile from a major hospital, and I can tell you with all of
the RF flying around here that the receiver on the TS-790 is very tight.

That's one big reason why I like it--I don't get bombarded with intermod!

73, de Lou K2LKK




At 02:34 PM 1/9/2005 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi Lou,
>
>Is the 790 accessible?  Think I'm going to look for a better dual bander
>myself very soon.
>
>Thanks.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 2:09 PM
>Subject: The Limitations of the Top of the Line Radio
>
>
> >I have sought the top of the line radio that is all things to everyone
> > without costing enough to require a second mortgage to pay for it, and I
> > have come to this conclusion.  There ain't no such thing.
> >
> > I am of the opinion that we are asking too much.  What we are asking for
> > is
> > a radio like the Kenwood TS-2000 that covers all bands from the bottom of
> > the longwave bands through UHF with all ham bands between 160 meters and
> > 70
> > cm, that delivers full power out on all those bands, that can handle all
> > of
> > the dissimilar band plans for repeater subbands on all of the VHF-UHF
> > bands, that will handle PL tones, that will have a receiver that sounds
> > great everywhere, that is fully accessible, and that has an auto tuner
> > that
> > will be as efficient as anything else on the market and cover at least 160
> > through 6 meters.
> >
> > Well, that's a tall order, and after looking at all of the options, I find
> > that manufacturers usually end up making compromises in a couple of
> > areas.  Either they short-change the auto tuner to make room for all of
> > the
> > other stuff, or else they make the radio HF only, or at least Hf&6 meters,
> > and trade off 2 meters and up.
> >
> > I think that what I've come around to is the realization that it is still
> > better to run top of the line Hf and top of the line VHF/UHF gear as
> > separate radios--at least if you are a stickler for performance.  Possibly
> > the other approach that might make sense is to take Anthony's approach,
> > and
> > get a radio like the Kenwood TS-2000 which is probably the closest thing
> > to
> > a all-in-one radio you are ever going to get, and live with an external
> > tuner.
> >
> > Myself, I still like what I've been reading about the Kenwood TS-480S, and
> > I think I'll continue to run my faithful Kenwood TS-790A for 2 meters/70
> > cm.  I have yet to see one of the all-in-one radios that can touch the
> > performance of the '790 on 2 meters and 70 cm.
> >
> > 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) 697-5753

Louis Kim Kline
A.R.S. K2LKK
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