actually, if you put the jacks side by site, they're not that much smaller,
a little but not over all that much, the difference though, is the round
connectors you solder wires to the back direct where as the other ones,
they're made to be soldered right to a circuit board, and in that, I guess
they save room there but I really like the old style 8 pin connectors much
better.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 1:06 PM
Subject: Re: TS-480 Questions


John,

I don't know if they're cheaper, but they're a lot smaller than the
8-pin connectors.  I think size is the important issue in new
radios.  There's so much stuff crammed in to a very small space, and
even if it looks like there might be room on the front panel, there's
probably none behind it.

Steve

On Monday 10/10/05 11:59 John Miller wrote:
>they'll all be that modular connector in time, vhf/uhf has been that way as
>long as I've been in the hobby for the most part, I don't like them but I
>expect all radios across the board will have them in time. Must be cheaper.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 11:55 AM
>Subject: Re: TS-480 Questions
>
>
>IThe radio comes with just a stock hand mike, up down buttons.  I don't
>know about the ts50, but the connecter is different from all of my other
>Kenwood radios, 440, 690, 850, 130--which all used the same connecter.
>Sadly, this has changed on the 480.
>73s
>Butch Bussen
>wa0vjr