Thanks, Colin.

Good points!

73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 9:04 PM
Subject: Re: TS480 and TS2000 comparison needed for HF


> you may be thinking of the remote face plate for the ts2000 tom.
> The 2000 does have predrilled holes for a mounting bracket and it 
> shouldn't
> cost any more then about 70 or 80 dollars for a kenwood bracket.
> One can be made out of alunimin for vastly less.
> I was given an old single channel marconi VHF transceiver once that had a
> very nice mounting bracket which just happened to be the perfect dimension
> for either the ts570 or the ts2000...yeh, it was a big old radio and the
> most valuable part was the bracket.
>
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 5:31 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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