Lou, I am in agreement with you on the easy to use radio. I had a kenwood
830 that I used for monitoring because of the great receive audio I had no
problem selling it..
----- Original Message -----
From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 10:42 PM
Subject: Re: Computer interface for the Kenwood TS-50.
> Hi John.
>
> I admit that the TS830S has a fabulous receiver. It was probably the best
> radio in that era. I used one when our local radio club ran a station for
> the Initernational Lighhouse & Light Ship Weekend a few years ago, and it
> was a great sounding radio.
>
> My point, though, was that having lived through that era and having done
> all the things one had to do to use that generation of radio, I wouldn't
> choose to go back when I can push a button and I know exactly what
> frequency I'm on, at least out to 10 Hz resolution, and I can push another
> button and the thing is all tuned up. I admit I'm spoiled because I also
> prefer the newer shortwave receivers where I know what frequency I am on
> to
> the old ones where I had to make a kind of guestimate, and sometimes that
> guestimate wasn't very good.
>
> 73, de Crazy Lou, K2LKK
>
>
>
> At 08:15 PM 4/5/2009 -0400, you wrote:
>>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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>> >>10:54 AM
>> >
>> > Louis Kim Kline
>> > A.R.S. K2LKK
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>
> Louis Kim Kline
> A.R.S. K2LKK
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