I have the duplexer like that, it works very well. I never needed a
triplexer here since my duel band antenna, probably won't work anywhere else
though after hooking up after a thunder storm once I did get it to tune on
10 meters, it's performance stunk though.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 4:30 PM
Subject: Re: ts2000 trivia
> Diamond makes a tri-plexer.
>
> And, it has a (N) connecter for 440.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> 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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