Jim,

If you want s meter, you would need to set the pf key (menu 48) to 62. 
   Then you would have to do a kind of backhanded way to get freq, such 
as hitting menu key twice to get in and out of menu mode and have it 
read freq as it goes back to vfo mode.  There may be other keys that 
will also do this, but I use the menu key.

73, glad it works, Steve KW3A


On 9/11/2013 12:25 PM, Jim Gammon wrote:
> Thanks again Steve, I'll try Menu 62 because I'd like to be able
> and retrieve s meter readings by just hitting a key twice.  Jim
> WA6EKS
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
> From: Steve Forst <[log in to unmask]
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date sent: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 09:34:57 -0400
> Subject: Re: Help with my TS-480
>
> Oops,  meant to say set menu 48 to either 61 or 62.  61 will read
> vfo,
> 62 will read s meter.   Setting menu 48 to anything from 000 to
> 60 will
>    cause the radio to jump to that menu when you press the f key.
> This
> is probably how you got "locked" into menu 60.
>
> I keep mine set at 62 for s meter and hit the menu key twice
> quickly to
> get frequency.
>
> 73, Steve KW3A
>
> On 9/11/2013 9:10 AM, Steve Forst wrote:
>   Jim,
>
>   Since you seem to know where you are, I assume the speech is
> working  .
>     I don't think menu 60 has sub menus, so if you are there, just
> use the
>   knob to go to menu 48and  try  setting to  60 or 61 and see  if
> you get
>   the readout you want.
>
>   You should get the Kenwood software and keep a back up of
> settings that
>   can be restored later.
>
>   A partial reset will leave menu and memory  settings in place.
> I think
>   you need to do a full reset to reset menus, but I don't think
> you are
>   there at this point.
>
>
>   73, Steve KW3A
>
>   On 9/11/2013 12:57 AM, Jim Gammon wrote:
>   Help! From anyone who has a TS-480, I have mine stuck in menu 60
>   where I can't get any VFO announcements.  I think it may require
>   a QSO on the phone from some expert out there who can possibly
>   talk me through resetting the menus hopefully without resitting
>   the entire radio so I don't lose the stuff I have in memories.
>   73, Jim WA6EKS
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>   From: "Howard, W A 9 Y B W" <[log in to unmask]
>   To: [log in to unmask]
>   Date sent: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 22:32:53 -0500
>   Subject: CQ CQ CQ
>
>   Just wondered if there is any life out there?  Its been quiet
>   lately.
>
>   Howard #3
>
>
>