Boy, that makes it tempting to try to construct something...
73, de Lou K2LKK
At 09:23 PM 12/20/2007 -0500, you wrote:
>Lou,
>
>According to a friend of mine who got his information from a Kenwood
>technician, the PF switching is accomplished by grounding pin 3 or 4 through
>either a high or low resistor. Two of the PF buttons are connected to the
>high value resistors, and the other two are connected to low value
>resistors. The value of the resistor determines which of two keys will work
>for a given pin, which is how they get the four functions.
>
>Steve
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 19:28
>Subject: Re: ts2000
>
>
> > Hi.
> >
> > I wonder what Kenwood has for electronics inside the microphone to make
> > those buttons work, and which lines they send the data that a button has
> > been pressed on? I bet the four buttons are just momentary contact
> > switches. So what lies between the buttons and the radio?
> >
> > 73, de Lou K2LKK
> >
> >
> >
> > At 09:54 PM 12/19/2007 -0500, you wrote:
> >>Lou,
> >>
> >>I'd even settle for a third-party desk mic with PF keys if there was one
> >>out
> >>there. Alternatively, it would be nice if somebody made a box with those
> >>buttons that went between the radio and a desk mic. I'm surprised noone
> >>does, because it would really be nice to have those four extra PF keys
> >>available.
> >>
> >>Steve
> >>
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
> >>To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >>Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 20:15
> >>Subject: Re: ts2000
> >>
> >>
> >> > Hi John.
> >> >
> >> > I use 2 meters on the TS2000S all of the time. I don't think you'll
> >> > hurt
> >> > it, especially if you don't run it full throttle. The TS2000S has one
> >> > nice
> >> > feature: it remembers what you set the power to on HF, VHF, and UHF.
> >> > That
> >> > makes it practical to set up VHF and UHF on the sub receiver, and HF on
> >> > the
> >> > main receiver, set HF up for 100 watts, and VHF & UHF up for 5 or 10
> >> > watts
> >> > and it will adjust the power as you switch from the main receiver to
> >> > the
> >> > sub receiver with the left and right arrow keys. It works really
> >> > really
> >> > nicely, that way, and unless you are in a remote area, if you have a
> >> > decent
> >> > antenna, 5 to 10 watts is all you need. I use a Comet GP15 fed with
> >> > 9913
> >> > coax and I work everything within a 50 mile sweep of here--even further
> >> > across Lake Ontario as I can hit a couple of the Toronto repeaters from
> >> > here.
> >> >
> >> > My only misgiving is that I have to choose between the convenience of
> >> > having four program function keys on a hand mic, and the superior audio
> >> > of
> >> > a good desk mic. I sure wish Kenwood would make a desk mic with the 4
> >> > PF
> >> > keys on it--I'd buy it in a heartbeat and toss the hand mic in the
> >> > drawer. By the way, the hand mic that I use is not the stock one--I
> >> > bought
> >> > a different one specifically for those PF keys.
> >> >
> >> > I think, though, that once you try setting up the radio as I've
> >> > described,
> >> > you'll fall in love with it. And, for what it is worth, I live inside
> >> > the
> >> > city of Rochester, and I don't hear a peep of intermod on the TS2000S.
> >> > It
> >> > is much tighter than the average 2 meter mobile.
> >> >
> >> > 73, de Lou K2LKK
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > At 09:17 AM 12/19/2007 -0500, you wrote:
> >> >>I'm still very happy with the TS-570, but like I tell people. When
> >> >>you're
> >> >>on
> >> >>the air every day, with NTS nets, DX'ing, rag chew with friends at
> >> >>night,
> >> >>sometimes you need new buttons to push. Or, like me, I'm scaling back
> >> >>a
> >> >>little, trying to make more room though I'm eventually going to make
> >> >>less
> >> >>with the amp and all, but anyway, it's nice to use something different.
> >> >>I've
> >> >>been using the TS-520 for the local rag chew on 10 meters lately which
> >> >>is
> >> >>great but when I rearrange things here and start up with my classes
> >> >>again,
> >> >>I
> >> >>want 1 radio that goes everywhere that I can reach from my computer
> >> >>desk
> >> >>spot and the TS-2000 is it. I hardly use the UHF/VHF bands anyway so I
> >> >>won't
> >> >>run it that much harder than I do the TS-570 now. Net control on a
> >> >>couple
> >> >>nets a week on 2 meters, maybe 1 QSO for 10 minutes or so every week or
> >> >>2,
> >> >>nothing at all for that radio.
> >> >>----- Original Message -----
> >> >>From: "Gery Gaubert" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> >>To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> >>Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 9:10 AM
> >> >>Subject: ts2000
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> > Oh I agree it is a good radio and I would never get rid of it but it
> >> >> > would
> >> >> > =
> >> >> > be neat to play with something different. In no way am I
> >> >> > complaining
> >> >> > about=
> >> >> > what I have. I am greatfull.
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
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> >> >>12/19/2007 7:37 PM
> >> >
> >> > Louis Kim Kline
> >> > A.R.S. K2LKK
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> >
> > Louis Kim Kline
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