no, it isn't another version of the ts2000, it is a remote face plate that
connects to the main radio via a dedicated connecter on the back.
I have never seen one, so i don't know if it has the same functionability as
the main front panel of the radio....but for $399, its a bit much to find
out.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 4:47 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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>
> ----- 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
> >> [log in to unmask]
> >> 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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