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Hi Keith,
I guess maybe I'm a new convert, but I bought a new Kenwood TS-480 last
weekend and I think it's about the best thing going in terms of
accessibility and performance. I have yet to find something I don't like
about it. The receiver is excellent, it's a joy to use and I would not
hesitate for a minute to recommend it.
Good luck and very 73.
Kevin :)
Amateur Radio: K7RX
Navy Marine Corps MARS: NNN0SHS
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From: Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Keith Barrett
Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 12:30
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Subject: new hf transceiver
Hi All
Just wondering about accessibility of some of the newer radios. I feel it
is soon time to replace my old ts-950sdx and I am wondering where to go.
Is anyone on the group using any tentec gear, in particular the orian?
How is it for accessibility? While I always like kenwood for their
accessibility, I am not totally convinced that their current equipment
stands up to some of the older stuff. A friend has a ts-870 which I was
lucky enough to play with in my shack and, on top band, my main operating
band, it suffered from receiver overload and seemed not to handle strong cw
signals. I put this down to lack of filtering, relying on the dsp. I also
noticed that, using the filter controls to narrow the bandwidth, the agc
still seemed to respond to signals several kcs away.
I feel that, overall, my 950 is a better performer but it is getting old.
I have been waiting and hoping that kenwood would bring out a top of the
range replacement for the ts-950 but to date they seem not to have gone in
that direction. So I now feel I must look at the competition.
Perhaps the ft1000 mark 5 may be another possibility. I know that this does
not seem accessible but what about computer control? Could I get in to the
menue system in this way?
Any thoughts welcome.
Keith
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Keith Barrett
gw4nby
Bridgend
South Wales
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