I think that is the Peaks company up in the wilds of new England.   May 
have the name spelled wrong.  I know at one time they had replacements 
for the VS-2 voice board,  some tone boards, and pc interface stuff for 
older Kenwoods.  I've never purchased from them myself, but they seem to 
have a good reputation.

73, Steve KW3A

On 12/15/2011 12:47 PM, John Miller wrote:
> Sure you can,  there's a company in NH I think that has an aftermarket one,
> may not be NH, but they have them.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve"<[log in to unmask]>
> To:<[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 12:32 PM
> Subject: Re: Best Beginner HF Transceiver
>
>
>> I would ste3er clear of the 440's, not because they were bad but you can't
>> easily find the speech boards for them any more, if memory serves.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Gerry Leary"<[log in to unmask]>
>> To:<[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 9:49 PM
>> Subject: Re: Best Beginner HF Transceiver
>>
>>
>>> One radio that isn't bad is the old Kenwood TS440sat.  It has direct
>>> frequency input, you can put a speech synthesizer in it and get Frequency
>>> and Mode, and a lot of the functions are directly accessible with out
>>> menus.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Steve"<[log in to unmask]>
>>> To:<[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 11:49 AM
>>> Subject: Re: Best Beginner HF Transceiver
>>>
>>>
>>>> David,
>>>>
>>>> I haven't chimed in on this much yet.  Obviously, everybody wants to
>>>> spend
>>>> as little as possible.  Your message below gives me some guidance.
>>>>
>>>> As others have said, the best rigs in terms of accessibility are
>>>> Kenwood,
>>>> Icom, Eilcraft, and Yaesu pretty much in that order, although the older
>>>> Eilcraft did have an optional accessory to output readings in CW.  The
>>>> newer
>>>> Kenwood 480 and 590 speak everything; the Kenwood Ts-2000 speaks almost
>>>> everything except for actual power output and mike levels, although the
>>>> knob
>>>> you use to adjust them has detents that beep at the high and low end.
>>>> For
>>>> example, on my rig, if I want about 60 watts drive for my linear amp, I
>>>> go
>>>> to max and then turn the detented multichannel knob back about 8 clicks.
>>>>
>>>> The TS-2000 is your best option for an all-in-one rig; it runs all modes
>>>> on
>>>> 160 through 440, with the exception of the 220MHz band.  There are
>>>> several
>>>> of us who can help with that rig.  It has a sub-receiver that runs
>>>> VHF/UHF
>>>> FM so you can work HF and monitor your favorite repeater.  It has the
>>>> capability to work satellite.
>>>>
>>>> Icom also makes rigs that run Hf and VHF, but not as comprehensive.  The
>>>> higher end rigs from Kenwood and Icom, like the TS-590, only run up
>>>> through
>>>> six meters 54MHz.  Just about every new rig has built-in tuners, and
>>>> several
>>>> have built-in keyer.
>>>>
>>>> If you bought a lower-end rig, I think that sooner or later, you might
>>>> want
>>>> additional features like better filtering, noise reduction, and
>>>> selectivity.
>>>> You could save a few bucks if you bought something used that is in very
>>>> good
>>>> condition.
>>>>
>>>> Steve, K8SP
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "David thurmond"<[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To:<[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 8:13 AM
>>>> Subject: Best Beginner HF Transceiver
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> All,
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for your feedback regarding transceiver choices.  I should have
>>>>> given a few more specifics.  First off, I would prefer not to break
>>>>> the bank if possible.  If I try to spend $2000 on a new rig, my stuff
>>>>> might end up out on the front lawn, and I might need to get an
>>>>> attorney. :)  I would like to find a rig that might not necessarily be
>>>>> full of features in favor of one that is either accessible with speech
>>>>> or else is easy enough to operate without it for a totally blind ham.
>>>>>
>>>>> The Kenwood 480 is an awesome-sounding rig, but if I have to wait to
>>>>> save up to buy one, I might never get on the air.  At the same time, I
>>>>> would hate to cheap out and buy something that is so basic that I will
>>>>> be tired of using it after six months and end up buying something else
>>>>> anyway.
>>>>>
>>>>> I am very interested in CW, and of course in DXing as well, so I am
>>>>> primarily interested in the HF bands, but if I could get something
>>>>> with VHF capabilities also for a little more money, I am certainly not
>>>>> going to turn it down.
>>>>>
>>>>> Operating with low power would be perfectly fine with me, as I am
>>>>> probably going to end up using some sort of stealth antenna due to the
>>>>> small size of my property and the fact that I'm right in the middle of
>>>>> a busy suburb.  No need for a "big guns" sort of station with a
>>>>> 200-foot tower...I just want something modest with enough features to
>>>>> get me started without breaking the bank.
>>>>>
>>>>> The speech output options of the Kenwood and ICom rigs sound very
>>>>> attractive, as I don't want to run my rig exclusively through my
>>>>> laptop.  But since I have not even been on the air yet, perhaps this
>>>>> is not really as important as I think it is.  I certainly need to be
>>>>> sure I am not operating out-of-band, and I need to be able to know
>>>>> what kind of signal I am getting.  Beyond that, I really do not have
>>>>> the experience to know what is important for me to operate, and what
>>>>> is really just an awesome feature that would be nice to have, but not
>>>>> critical.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
>>>>>
>>>>> David Thurmond, KK4ADV
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