Hi.
That would solve one of the worst problems that I had with the 706. I
might have to take a more serious look at the 7000... Don't get the idea
that I'm dumping the TS2000S, I just like to keep a backup rig, and so it
might actually free up my old Kenwood TS690S, which is a great rig, but
doesn't have 2 meters. Actually, if you just want 160 thru 6 meters, and
can find one of these radios with the VS2 voice synthesizer, and the AT450
installed, they are a great choice for blind operators. The AT450 is far
more forgiving than the newer auto tuners. It will swallow loads that the
tuner in the TS2000's auto tuner would pitch a fit at, and it is more
forgiving than the LDG and MFJ auto tuners, as well.
My only concern with these older radios is proprietary parts that fail and
are no longer supplied by the manufacturer, and I've heard some horror
stories about severe damage to radios like the TS450S, TS690S and TS850S
from aging litium battery that catastrophically fail and destroy the
circuit board in the process.
73, de Lou K2LKK
At 03:19 PM 3/17/2007 -0600, you wrote:
>the cool thing about the 7000, is that you can actually set the main VFO on
>a detent setting.
>So, if you want to count clicks or something for tuning, or if the vfo is
>used for setting certain things, which it is, you can put the knob onto a
>detent setting to count the clicks.
>It is done with the tension adjustment.
>73
>Colin, V A6BKX
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 3:15 PM
>Subject: Re: HF rigs was LDG TW-1
>
>
> > Hi.
> >
> > For my part, the amount of control that is done through the front panel
>and
> > the fact that Kenwood makes software readily available to set the menu
> > settings makes the TS2000S the best choice for my money. I like Icom
> > receivers, but I don't like the user interface on their newer radios. If
> > it were just HF, then I think I would be ok with them, but for VHF and
>UHF,
> > the ease with which you can set repeater offsets and PL tones made the
> > choice for the TS2000S easy.
> >
> > I wish I could get the ear of the guys that design this stuff at Icom,
> > because, truthfully, they wouldn't really have to change their design very
> > much to resolve the accessibility problems.
> >
> > For example, on my 706
> > MkII G, the major problem with setting things like PL tones is that they
>do
> > it through the VFO knob. If they had done it through the detented memory
> > knob, the situation would have been manageable.
> >
> > I am glad that the 7000 is not just a feature rich 706, because frankly,
>of
> > the Icom equipment I've owned, the 706 is my least favorite, mostly
>because
> > the receiver just isn't as good as most of the other Icom gear. My old
> > Icom 735 would have floored the 706. Wish that I still had that radio.
> >
> > 73, de Lou K2LKK
> >
> >
> >
> > At 09:43 AM 3/16/2007 -0600, you wrote:
> > >well the 746 and the 7000 sound nearly identical on air. I am guessing
>that
> > >they have very very similar audio circuits in them, if not identical.
> > >They have that particular boomy audio which has the ability to cut
>through
> > >pile ups....I believe its a low mid boost that is built into the audio
> > >circuit that does it.
> > >It doesn't seem to matter what sort of microphone is being used, it still
> > >has that distinct 746/756/7000 audio to it.
> > >That said, the ts2000 with a heil on it sounds like a studio quality set
>up
> > >by comparison. Yes, the icoms have a good boomy audio that cuts through,
> > >but if you use the narrow setting on the heil with the ts2000, you can
>cut
> > >through just as well, and on wide, it sounds like a million bucks
>compared
> > >to the icoms on air.
> > >just my opinion.
> > >I haven't played very much with the 756 or 46, just briefly with a 756 of
> > >one series or other and I really didn't like the receive quality,
>however,
> > >that could have been a filter or band pass setting that I couldn't adjust
> > >from the front of the rig. And they're huge radios as well.
> > >
> > >The ic7000 on the other hand, was pretty close to the ts2000 as far as
>that
> > >nice wide band quiet receive that you can get with the low cut and high
>cut
> > >set to the lowest and highest limits.
> > >So, if a person was going to look at getting a new HF radio, and didn't
>care
> > >to much about dual receive or having allot of settings right on the front
>of
> > >the rig, the 7000 is perfect....since it also has the speech synth and
>voice
> > >recorder built in.
> > >Its the size of a typical camercial VHF radio too.
> > >And, the front pannel, that can be removed if desired has the microphone
>and
> > >phones/speaker jack on it instead of that goofy setup like kenwood has.
> > >If i were to ever be able to afford another rig, it would be a 7000 hands
> > >down for so many reasons.
> > >A note about the 7000, many folks seem to think it is a enhanced 706, it
> > >really isn't. It is very much its own animal and is, in my opinion, much
> > >supperior to the 706 mark II g in many ways. So, there really is no
>basis
> > >for comparison between the two other then they are both made by icom, and
> > >they are both multiband radios which are small.
> > >
> > >That said, the ts2000 offers everything the 7000 does with the extra $150
>or
> > >so for the speech chip and voice recorder, and offers all the functions
>that
> > >are necesary that the 7000 doesn't, like talking menus, dual receive,
>high
> > >power output on VHF/UHF, 1.2 gigs if you want it, more user friendly
> > >controls on the front which can be set manually instead of through menu
> > >settings, and probably a bunch more that I can't think of right now.
>And
> > >the price is coming way way down on the ts2000's right now as well.
> > >
> > >73
> > >Colin, V A6BKX
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > Louis Kim Kline
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