Just always leave that receive pre-map on and the attenuator off and you
won't have any problem.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 9:32 PM
Subject: Re: ts2000
> Hi Colin.
>
> If you look in the manual at the description of the two receivers and
> their
> specs, you'll find that there is an extra stage of conversion on the main
> receiver, and that the sensitivity figures are quite a bit better on the
> main receiver. Even so, you must be in a rougher area for intermod than
> I,
> or I got the luck of the draw and got a really good radio, but I haven't
> had the intermod issues here. I do, however, see a good 10 dB difference
> in the S-meter readings between the main receiver (the better one) and the
> sub-receivers. For local FM work, there is still ample sensitivity on the
> sub-receiver. If I were doing SSB work, I would definitely go back to the
> main receiver.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
>
> At 06:26 PM 12/19/2007 -0700, you wrote:
>>a note on the intermod/adjacent frequency interpherence thing.
>> the sub receiver tends to pick up allot more of that nasty stuff then
>> the
>>main receiver does on vhf and UHF.
>>there is one particular frequency, 147.420 to be exact, which has an IRLP
>>link on it here locally, and when i listen to it using the sub receiver,
>>there is a pile of crap that comes blasting in almost all day on it. As
>>soon as i switch to the main band receiver, that stuff practically
>>disappears on the same frequency, except for the occasional really loud
>>burst.
>>There are a couple trunking and multi-system repeater sites close to me
>>that
>>bleed like crazy...not to mention the paging sites that always cause
>>havoc.
>>Again, the main band receiver seems to be much better at filtering then
>>the
>>sub band receiver, and I don't know why that is.
>>I haven't noticed less sensativity on the main band receiver that could
>>account for less interpherence...
>>have you noticed anything similar on the ts2000 lue?
>>
>>73
>>Colin, V A6BKX
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 6:15 PM
>>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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>> >
>> > Louis Kim Kline
>> > A.R.S. K2LKK
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>> >
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> Louis Kim Kline
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