Not true, the TS-2000 is a current model still and it uses the VS-3. I 
haven't heard anything about it being discontinued anyway.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Buddy Brannan" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 7:13 PM
Subject: Re: new radio time


> All the current Kenwood stuff uses the VGS1.
> On Mar 31, 2014, at 7:07 PM, Michael Thurman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> I am talking about buying it new from a dealer at the hamfest vs =
>> Gigaparts or Ham City. I have been bitten by used before. I have the =
>> power supplies well in hand. My only worry about buying from the dealer =
>> at the hamfest is the likelihood of him having the speech unit.
>> Hopefully I ill get an answer as to the specific  speech unit I need. I =
>> had heard that the ts2000 uses the same speech unit, but this might be =
>> totally false.  I can=92t wait for my new toy
>> On Mar 31, 2014, at 4:48 PM, Howard Kaufman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> I haven't heard anything bad.  I believe the voice chip is different.
>>> I wouldn't buy a radio at a Ham Fest that could have been bouncing =
>> around in=20
>>> a car for years.
>>> The radio can share the power supply with the ts-2000, unless you will =
>> be=20
>>> transmiting on both radios at the same time.
>>> =20
>>> =20
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