The other difference is the filters the 590 has, and the dsp in the 480 
is in the audio section, where in the 590 it is in the i f.
73
Butch
WA0VJR
Node 3148
Wallace, ks.


On Tue, 19 Nov 
2013, Mike Barnard wrote:

> I started out with the ts480, and now have the ts590.  No, most of
> the buttens help me navagate the radio, and with the ts590, you can
> read swr and alc  and power.  frequencies, where your agc,and other
> filters speek, and menus also speek enough even without computers
> hooked up to the radio to get it set up and running fine.
> I have really enjoyed the radios, although the ts590 talks the swr
> and has a manual notch filter and a few more bells and whistles.  But
> if I had to keep the ts480, it would be a wonderful rig.
> This is just my oppinion though.
> Mike
>
> KD2CDU.
>
>