Diamond makes a tri-plexer.

And, it has a (N) connecter for 440.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 4:22 PM
Subject: Re: ts2000 trivia


> The number pad is 12 keys, there are keys along the sides of it, but 
> nothing
> that makes it a 16 key pad by my way of looking at it so I don't know what
> they're talking about there.
>
> For the 2 meter and 440 antenna, you'll need to get a duplexer to connect 
> to
> the 2 jacks on the radio and hook the duel band antenna to, you can't set
> the jacks to do other bands and what not. Personally I'd rather an N
> connector on UHF anyway if I could only solder the tips on the things but
> anyway, that's the story. Duplexers aren't too much, I have a diamond one, 
> I
> don't know what I paid but it wasn't too bad. I had it for a while, since
> back when I ran separate radios for 2 meters and 440 so the cost probably
> changed anyway, but that's the story on that.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 3:24 PM
> Subject: ts2000 trivia
>
>
>> Hello;
>> I don't want to start a great debate but I listened to some ts2000 =
>> tutorials via handihams a few months ago and had two remaining =
>> questions.
>> First of all the layout description talked about the "16 button key =
>> pad".  When they went through it in more detail it sounded like a 12 =
>> rather than 16 button key pad with each key having two functions as was =
>> generally the case with the ts570.  I sent a request for some info about 
>> =
>> the other four keys to the guy that put together the mp3 but never got a 
>> =
>> reply.  Briefly is this a 12 or 16 button keypad or something in =
>> between?  True, this would make infinitely more sense if the radio were =
>> in front of me.
>>
>> Secondly, we have the standard pl259 connector for 2 meters and an n =
>> connector for 440.  If I'm going to use a dual band antenna can the =
>> menus be set to use the pl259 for both uhf and vhf?
>> Apologies for the basic questions.
>> Richard
>>


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