Good deal Howard. Of course I had spelled the name wrong. That's what
I get for trusting the Jaws pronuncification. Tnx to Gary for posting
the correct name and link.
73, Steve KW3A
On 12/15/2011 2:36 PM, Howard, W A 9 Y B W wrote:
> Steve,
>
> Yes this is the source I was thinking of.
>
> I just baught a tone board for my Kenwood TM-2550 and it worked fine.
>
> Howard #3
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Forst"<[log in to unmask]>
> To:<[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 12:43 PM
> Subject: Re: Best Beginner HF Transceiver
>
>
>> 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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