Hi Mike, and welcome to the list.

A bunch of us here have used  these rigs and I'm sure you will get a lot 
of info on them.  In a nutshell, the 570 has been out of production for 
a number of years and can only be had on the used market.  The 480 has 
been out  for 8 years or so, and is still in production.  The 590 is the 
newest one  and has been out around 2 years.

A lot will depend on how much you want to spend, and what you want to do 
in the hobby.   The 570 and 480  have slots for optional filters, while 
the 590  is all loaded from the factory.

The 590  gives the most speech readout using the optional voice board, 
while the 480 offers a bit less, and the 570 less than that.   A number 
of blind hams use radios with no voice readout at all and have done so 
for decades, so  it's not the end of the world if a radio doesn't speak 
as much as the 590.

While I've never had a 570, I currently own a 590, 480, and a TS-2000.

Good luck, enjoy the hobby, Steve KW3A

On 7/17/2012 2:03 PM, Mike Barnard wrote:
> I have just joined this list and also just received my ham
> license.  I have considered the Kenwood Ts 480, or Ts 570, or the Ts
> 590.  I have heard the reviews oon the ts 480.  Can someone tell me
> anything about the other two rigs.
> Thanks.	
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