there is no additional functionality, that I am aware of, offered through 
the software that isn't availible from the front pannel of the ts2000.
The only thing that is available through software only, is the transmit 
audio equalizer custom user settings.....along with some slight increase in 
RX bandwidth by tweeking the dsp.
I don't consider that functionality, but more DSP modification.
What kind of functionality was this person able to get via software that he 
couldn't get from the front pannel?
Don't forget, the ts2000 also has a fully operational VHF and UHF section in 
it, which would utilize tone encoding and decoding more heavily than your 
average 6M or 10M capable HF rig.
The ts2000 is also not even close to being a fair comparison to the ts480. 
Like apples and oranges.
But, perhaps you might get some milage out of the ts480 software and 
programming FM repeater memories or something.

73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Ray" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 5:41 PM
Subject: Re: TS480/SAT in FM operation


> Steve,  The tones are the same.  I am going to need to forget about the
> receive one I guess.  It just seemed interesting that the 2000 allows you 
> to
> have both turned on at the same time but the 480 doesn't.  Now it has been
> pointed out to me that if I use the PC controls for the 480 I might be 
> able
> to do something different.  I don't believe that but there are functions, 
> I
> am told, that are available for the 2000 through the software interface 
> that
> aren't from the front panel.  It may be true for the 480 also.
>
> At any rate, this has certainly started more discussion than I expected. 
> I
> must also say that I have learned a great deal from the discussion and 
> that
> is why I started it.
>
> 73,
>
> Bob
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Steve Dresser
> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 4:39 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: TS480/SAT in FM operation
>
> Bob,
>
> I'm pretty sure the 480 transmits the tone, but the catch is that the PL 
> and
> CTCSS tones have to be the same.  Bottom line: if your repeater is using a
> different tone to activate your receiver than the one it requires you to
> transmit, you're out of luck.  The simplest solution is to ignore the
> receive (CTCSS) tone.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Ray" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 16:18
> Subject: Re: TS480/SAT in FM operation
>
>
>> John, That is what we are trying to do. Now my neighbor has a TS2000 and
>> it
>> works the way you described it.  With the 480 when you switch to CTCSS it
>> no
>> longer transmits the tone.
>>
>> Bob
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators 
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of John Miller
>> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 2:56 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: TS480/SAT in FM operation
>>
>> PL and CTCSS is exactly the same thing, what you're talking about is
>> something else but that doesn't make sense at all. If you need a split
>> tone,
>> in other words different from receive to transmit, set the transmit tone
>> and
>> leave receive tone off, you'd be out of luck and that would be crazy 
>> since
>> only commercial radios do that as far as I know though I did trick a ham
>> radio to do it once. Anyway, as long as the tone is the same for in and
>> out,
>> when you turn on tone squelch, so you need a tone to receive the 
>> repeater,
>> it will transmit that same tone when you transmit so you have the tone 
>> set
>> for receive and transmit that way.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Bob Ray" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 3:34 PM
>> Subject: Re: TS480/SAT in FM operation
>>
>>
>>> PL tones are the tones going into the repeater.  CTCSS are those
>>> transmitted by it.  That is the best explanation I can come up with
>>> that makes sense to me.
>>>
>>> Bob
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>> On Behalf Of Lou Kolb
>>> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 2:32 PM
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: Re: TS480/SAT in FM operation
>>>
>>> Bob,
>>>
>>> I thought they were the same.  Perhaps I'm misunderstanding what you
>>> mean by ctcss and Pl tones, but I thought both those terms refered to
>>> a tone that's transmitted continuously as long as the transmitter is
>>> up to hold the squelch open on the receiving end.  I'm sure someone
>>> will correct me if I'm wrong.  73,  Lou Lou Kolb Voice-over Artist:
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>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Bob Ray" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 3:11 PM
>>> Subject: TS480/SAT in FM operation
>>>
>>>
>>>> Anyone that has experience with the 480 on fm repeaters may be able
>>>> to help with this.  We have just added tones to our local repeater.
>>>> The
>>>> 480 manual, if I am reading it right, doesn't allow you to have a pl
>>>> tone and a CTCSS tone at the same time.  Does anyone have a work
>>>> around for this?
>>>>
>>>> Bob kd0br
>>>
>>