I knew this would be an interesting thread. I'm about to borrow a TS-2000
from my friend who some of you know, Rod Moag, W5NDS. As I understand it,
the menu access with speech isn't good, if it exists at all, with the
TS-2000. My software will access both the 2000 and 590 menus though.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Gammon
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2014 11:28 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Kenwood TS-2000 Versus TS-590
One important difference between the 590 and 2000 is that I don't
think the 590 covers VHF and UHF. Am pretty certain it stops at
6 meters, (54 MHZ) 73, Jim WA6EKS
----- Original Message -----
From: Colin McDonald <[log in to unmask]
To: [log in to unmask]
Date sent: Mon, 19 May 2014 09:43:19 -0600
Subject: Re: Kenwood TS-2000 Versus TS-590
Both radios are very accessible. The ts590 speaks more for sure,
with voice
readout of swr, power, mike gain, compression and all that
stuff...the
ts2000 doesn't voice all those things, but it's easy enough to
determine
your settings anyway by click counting or whatever.
the ts2000 is using 14 year old technology, while the ts590 is
much much
newer than that...similar performance perhaps ON HF etc, but the
overall
newer technology gives the ts590 an edge in receiver
performance.
It is nice to have everything in one radio though...the vhf and
UHF sections
of the ts2000 are extremely good, as good as any dual band mobile
etc.
why you would want to control these particular radios with
software is
beyond me since that is usually far more cumbersome than using
the buttons
on the front of the rig.
The ts2000 programming software is accessible and is useful for
programming
your vhf and uhf channels etc...I presume the ts590's programming
software
is equally accessible as kenwood software is generally.
Not sure about control software though.
If it's me, I would buy the ts2000. Better bang for your buck
right now,
even though it's older technology. It gives you everything in
one radio, is
easy to operate and is reasonably accessible.
If your after mostly HF, then the ts590 is definitely the way to
go. It's
an excellent little rig and competes with anything else on the
market.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
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From: "Richard B McDonald" <[log in to unmask]
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2014 9:22 AM
To: <[log in to unmask]
Subject: Kenwood TS-2000 Versus TS-590
Hi!
I am trying to decide which is a better rig for me between the
Kenwood
TS-2000 and the Kenwood TS-590. This breaks down into two
considerations:
1) "accessibility" since I am blind and 2) radio functionality.
As far as accessibility, from what I have read the TS-590 seems
to be a
bit
more accessible. However, this difference seems to be small.
One thing I
read from a accessibility review
<http://active-elements.org/2012/12/01/kenwood-ts-2000/> of the
TS-2000
is
" The TS-2000 was fitted with the optional VS-3 voice chip. The
VS-3 has
been superseded by the excellent VGS-1 on newer Kenwood's, but
gave
unparalleled access to Kenwood radios when introduced." Does
this mean
that
the VGS-1 chip can be used in the TS-2000 to get its better
performance.
Also, both rigs have a computer control software interface
option. How
accessible are they with JAWS? Any comments about the
accessibility
differences of these two rigs would be greatly appreciated.
As far as radio functionality, the TS-590 seems to be a better
HF rig
(160 -
6 meters); but that is all its got. On the other hand, the
TS-2000 has a
far more broader range of capabilities: 160 meters - 70 cm; 23
cm option,
TNC, and on and on. From what I have read, the TS-2000 is a
very good HF
rig; and the difference between it and the TS-590 here are not
all that
great. So, what are your thoughts about the radio functionality
between
these two rigs?
Many thanks!
73,
Richard
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