OK crazy. (you did say call you crazy) anyway, I like my TS-830 as the 
backup. I'd never use a yaesu due to their attitude and lack of quality 
control, but I'll try any radio other than theirs and probably alinco once.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 7:55 PM
Subject: Re: Computer interface for the Kenwood TS-50.


> Hi.
>
> That maybe true, but after having used some of the modern accessible rigs,
> I wouldn't choose to go back to the way things were.  Call me crazy, but I
> like to spend my time working stations, not trying to cope with my rig.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
>
> At 05:35 AM 4/3/2009 -0400, you wrote:
>>John, I agree with you.  A radio without synthesizer can be quite 
>>cumbersome
>>at first but it can become very usable after some use.  It will take a
>>little trial and error but you can use it until you can do better.
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 8:01 PM
>>Subject: Re: Computer interface for the Kenwood TS-50.
>>
>>
>> >I don't know if it has it either, but it's something to look in to. If 
>> >not,
>> > really, I find even if you're stuck with nothing, once you get a feel 
>> > for
>> > the radio and the bands, you can come very close to where you want to 
>> > be.
>> > I
>> > can honestly, on my 830, after about 5 minutes to get used to it again,
>> > put
>> > that thing very close to dead on where I want to be and more often than
>> > not
>> > I can actually do it with out anyone being there to tune in to. It's 
>> > just
>> > a
>> > case of practice. I rather have the voice read out or something, but as
>> > you
>> > learn where the birdies are on the bands, the group that's on all the 
>> > time
>> > playing with audio, the group picking on each other, really it's not
>> > impossible to work with the radio and have a good idea where you are on
>> > the
>> > bands you use most.
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Rick" <[log in to unmask]>
>> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> > Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 8:01 PM
>> > Subject: Re: Computer interface for the Kenwood TS-50.
>> >
>> >
>> >> Hi John, thanks for the idea of putting the lower band edge in a 
>> >> memory.
>> >> I will definitely do that.
>> >> I don't know if the TS-430 has a signal generator. I didn't see 
>> >> anything
>> >> about it in the manual.
>> >> I'll check again, I may have over looked it.
>> >> Thanks again for your help and 73.
>> >
>>
>>
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