Hi Tom;
I don't know.
However, they sell another version of the 2000 that comes with a small face
plate.
73 De Anthony W2AJV
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----- Original Message -----
From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 7:31 PM
Subject: Re: TS480 and TS2000 comparison needed for HF
> Anthony:
>
> Thanks for the thoughts, and I'll see what the others have to say.
>
> Your remarks do bring up one other question, though:
>
> Isn't there a "mobile mounting kit" for the TS2000?
>
> I thought I read about that somewhere, although it seems ridiculously
> priced
> at something like $300.
>
> Anybody ever used that accessory with the TS2000?
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 7:13 PM
> Subject: Re: TS480 and TS2000 comparison needed for HF
>
>
>> Hi Tom & List;
>>
>> If the portability and accessibility is that important then, I would go
>> with
>> the 480.
>>
>> However, if portability is not a factor then, I would go with the 2000.
>>
>> The 2000 uses the same power cord and microphone configuration as most
>> Kenwood radios.
>>
>> Also, the transmit audio is considerably better on the 2000.
>>
>> The accessibility on the 480 is not that much more in terms of every day
>> use.
>>
>> With the 2000, you could count the clicks on the knob and that will give
>> you
>> your audio and power levels.
>>
>> I used the 2000 and the 480 and I believe that the 2000 is by far a much
>> better radio both on transmit as well as receive.
>>
>> Personally, I believe that the 480 is just an inferior radio.
>>
>> 73 De Anthony W2AJV
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 7:00 PM
>> Subject: TS480 and TS2000 comparison needed for HF
>>
>>
>>> Hi, all.
>>>
>>> Even though things are not totally certain, there's a chance that I
>>> might
>>> be
>>> in the enviable position of choosing between getting a Kenwood TS480, or
>>> a
>>> TS2000 for the motor home radio set-up.
>>>
>>> Originally, I was thinking solely of the TS480, because of its lower
>>> cost,
>>> because of its portability, and because of its somewhat greater blind
>>> accessibility.
>>>
>>> Since I already have a VHF/UHF rig in the motor home, I really don't
>>> need
>>> 2
>>> ,meters or 440.
>>>
>>> However, I then started reading various comments about what some of you
>>> folks have said about the TS480's less than optimal transmit audio
>>> quality
>>> on SSB, and began to have second thoughts.
>>>
>>> So, in light of what I've said so far, can someone give me honest
>>> comparisons in the HF capability and performance of the TS480 vs. the
>>> TS2000? Is the TS2000 substantially better on HF than the TS480; and
>>> if
>>> so, in what regards?
>>>
>>> If I were to go with the TS2000, I'd loose the portability I was
>>> looking
>>> for. I also don't really need extra 2 meter or 440 capability, although
>>> I
>>> guess a back-up for trips wouldn't be a bad thing.
>>>
>>> I have been trying to read reviews on e-ham, but after a while, they
>>> seem
>>> to
>>> be much more opinions rather than facts.
>>>
>>> Any help would be appreciated here, and, in the meantime, I'm trying to
>>> do
>>> some creative financing here.
>>>
>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>
>>
>
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