I bought a TS-590 as a Christmas present and it was supposed to come 
with a VGS-1 as a free Christmas stocking-stuffer from Kenwood.  As 
it turns out, I had to mail in a form and wait for Kenwood to send it 
to me.  That could take a couple of months.  Since I have a VGS-1 in 
my TS-480S, I moved it to the TS-590.  It seems to work all right, 
but when I sped up the voice rate the pitch went up as wlell.  It's 
been many years since I originally set up the TS-480, so I can't 
recall whether it was that way on the TS-480.  If anyone can tell me 
it would save my putting the new VGS-1, when it arrives, in place of 
the old one.  I'm just afraid Kenwood changed the VGS-1 without 
chaging the model number.

73,

Dave, W7OQ