Anthony:
Thanks. ... I'll have to check that out.
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 6:47 PM
Subject: Re: TS480 and TS2000 comparison needed for HF
> 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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> ECHOLINK NODE NUMBER: 74389
>
> ----- 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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>>> ECHOLINK NODE NUMBER: 74389
>>>
>>> ----- 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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