The TS-480 reads virtually all menus.  Sometimes it is just a number 
and you have to check the manual to know what the number means, but 
most of the time it is a meaningful menu selection read out.

At 06:02 PM 10/19/2007, you wrote:
>Hi Tom,
>I thinkI can answer some of your questions on the Kenwood 480.
>
>The 200 watt version requires 2 power supplies. I also believe it doesn't
>have the internal tuner.
>
>There is also a special low pass filter that seems to work only with the 480
>lower powered version.
>
>Universal radio is great about installing options such as filters and the
>speech chip.
>
>The filters are approximately $120 each. They make two bandwiths I believe
>for CW and one narrower one for SSB.
>
>I don't recall whether or not the speech chip reads out the menu options or
>not.
>
>Also I believe there are programs that can be downloaded from the Kenwood
>web site to control the rig that may work with Jaws or Window-Eyes.
>
>Don't apologize for asking elementary questions.
>
>I would have been asking many of the same ones myself.
>
>I'm trying to get back into hf operations from an apartment using my balcony
>as a place for putting the antenna.
>
>If you want to read up more on the Kenwood 480 go to the universal Radio web
>site which is:
>
>www.rffun.com or www.universal-radio.com
>
>Hope this all helps.
>
>Cordially,
>
>Eric
>KU3I
>
>
>
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