Don't forget though, there's a mod for the TS-2000, I believe it was already 
done at the factory on the newer ones, to greatly increase the receiver 
sensitivity on UHF and VHf on the TS-2000. I know someone who did the mod 
and said it's a night and day difference and someone told me that's already 
done on TS-2000's made from mid last summer on, like mine though I can't 
compare it with anything having nothing to compare it with than the 706 and 
I know how those results would stack up. way in favor of the TS-2000
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 11:09 PM
Subject: Re: all mode dual band rigs


> Hi Pat.
>
> I have to disagree strongly with you on this.  If you are really 
> interested
> in weak signal work, the TS790A has considerably better receiver
> sensitivity than the TS2000S.  If your interest in SSB is only casual, 
> then
> go for the TS2000S.
>
> I can say this because I have both radios side by side and I've made the
> comparisons, and frankly the TS790A is a better rig.  Maybe not as
> versatile as the TS2000S, but if the objective is weak signal work on 2
> meters or 70 cm, the TS790A is pretty hard to beat, especially if you use
> it to drive an amplifier like the Mirage amps that are designed for a 45
> watt drive and a large amount of power out.  Even though I have the
> TS2000S, I've never been sorry for an instant that I bought the Kenwood
> TS790A.  It is an outstanding radio, and quite accessible.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
>
> At 10:42 PM 6/26/2008 -0400, you wrote:
>>I'd just look for a TS-2000 myself or an IC-706 or IC-7000 personally 
>>which
>>is what a lot of people do, an all mode duel band radio is a lot, the only
>>one I know of currently made is well over a grand and used ones, as were
>>said, not cheap.
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Pat Gormley" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 10:37 PM
>>Subject: all mode dual band rigs
>>
>>
>> > Frankly bobby an all-mode dual band rigs cost new at least a thousand =
>> > and used probably run $500.  I'm talking about rigs like the Kenwood 
>> > 790 =
>> > which is probably the most accessible of the bunch.  Frankly you can do 
>> > =
>> > better with a ts2000 than you would if you were just to buy those 2 =
>> > bands.
>>
>>
>>
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