While it's not a cure-all, one thing I do to shut up the little Chinese girl 
inside the TS-2000 is to hit the pf key.  I have it set to read s-meter,  so 
if she starts saying "V F O blah, blah, blah.." hitting the pf key will shut 
her up in mid phrase and not speak the s-meter unless I hit the key a second 
time.

BTW, some of the other nice things the 480 speaks are: mic gain, rf gain, 
processor in and out levels, keyer speed, tx monitor and vox settings, cw 
bandwidth and  ssb low cut and high cut frequencies.


73, Steve KW3A





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, May 31, 2010 8:06 PM
Subject: Re: Kenwood TS-480 more accessible than TS-2000?


> Yes, but remember, you get all modes on 440 and two meters with the
> 2000, only fm with the tm-v71a if that matters.
> 73
> Butch Bussen
> wa0vjr
> open Node 3148
> Las Vegas
>
>
> On Mon, 31 May 2010,
> Howard Kaufman wrote:
>
>> I am not sure how the prices compare now.  When I bought my radios, the
>> tmv-71 and ts-480 cost less than a ts-2000.  Besides, I could easily use 
>> HF
>> and VHF at the same time.  The price point is probably different now.
>>
>>
>