I don't recall the number, but Kenwood had, maybe still has a microphone 
for the 2k with touchtones and 4 function keys, just replace the normal 
hand microphone.
73
Butch
WA0VJR
Node 3148
Wallace, ks.


On Wed, 7 Jan 2015, Richard B McDonald wrote:

> Hi Colin!
>
> These are excellent alternatives.  Before I explore them further, however, I
> wonder if anyone makes some sort of a DTMF keypad (like an external numeric
> number pad you might use with a laptop) that would plug into one of the
> TS-2000's AUX jacks?
>
> 73,
> Richard KK6MRH
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Colin McDonald
> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2015 9:36 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: How Do I Enter Tones on My Kenwood TS-2000 to Bring-up an
> EchoLink Node on a Repeater?
>
> you need a DTMF mike, or one of those old DTMF dialers to hold up to your
> mike...but of course those don't have the 4 A, B, C or D keys on them if you
> need those to access anything on the node.
> You can program DTMF strings into memory locations on the ts2000, but these
> unfortunately are one of the few things that is totally inaccessible...IE<
> no speech feed back of any kind to allow you to program dtmf codes.
> That said, you can simply use the keypad on your cell phone or land line and
> hold the speaker up to the microphone while keying the radio...and again, as
> long as you don't need any of the 4 alphabet functions, you will be able to
> bring up the nodes just fine.
> Just hold the radio mike close to the speaker where the touch tones come out
> of your phone and dial the code you want while holding down the ptt...I've
> done this on lots of radios that didn't have a dtmf pad to access IRLP.
>
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard B McDonald
> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2015 6:24 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: How Do I Enter Tones on My Kenwood TS-2000 to Bring-up an EchoLink
> Node on a Repeater?
>
> Hi!
>
>
>
> Basically, suppose I am on a 2M repeater, correctly using it with its PL
> tones, how then do I enter DTMF tones to bring-up a particular EchoLink
> node?  Note that this question is not about the repeater's PL tone.  It is
> about how to enter tones on the rig's numeric number pad (I think) which
> then cause the repeater to bring-up a particular EchoLink node.  Of course,
> this relates to a repeater which in fact does have an EchoLink connection.
>
>
>
> 73,
>
> Richard KK6MRH
>
>