Well, I've just barely gotten my hands dirty, but first impression is 
great.  The RX is  quieter and the NR settings seem more useful than 
what is in the 2000 and 480.  I'll probably keep the 2000 as back up HF 
and my only 2 meter/440 gear.

73, Steve KW3A

On 6/4/2011 9:25 AM, Butch Bussen wrote:
> Let me know how it compares to the 2000 as I've been thinking about one
> of these.  I'll probably keep the 2000 though as mine has the 1.2 gig
> band.  I've never liked the dsp on the 2000.
> 73
> Butch
> WA0VJR
>
> On Sat, 4 Jun 2011, Steve
> Forst wrote:
>
>> The UPS truck passed by yesterday, leaving in it's wake a TS-590.  I've
>> only played with it a little bit so far, but  I'm pretty sure I'm going
>> to love this thing.
>>
>> The rear panel seems pretty straight forward , except for the 2 din
>> jacks: 13 pin acc 2, and 7 pin for amp control.  Which is which?    I
>> don't want to do the trial and error thing.   Also, since these are the
>> same size as what is on the rear of the TS-2000, I hope my existing
>> cables will work.   Can anyone confirm this before I spend the time
>> doing a pin out comparison  between the 2 radios?
>>
>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>
>>
>