I like mine. I got it last year from a fellow blind ham who was the original owner. It came with the VGS-1 speech chip, filters and other assorted stuff. After shipping, my total cost was just north of $800. It does have a few quirks, but is fully operational otherwise.

DE n7zzt Eric

On Aug 23, 2015, at 7:16 PM, Tom Behler wrote:

> Ron:
> 
> Yes, I think this is a reasonable price for a TS480, as long as it is in
> good shape.
> 
> I think the VGS1 voice module sells for around $60 these days, and I have
> heard of TS480's with voice modules going for around $700.
> 
> If you could negotiate a little on the price to get it down to something
> like $650, to get the full package closer to $700, including what you would
> need for the VGS1, that would be great, but I personally wouldn't consider
> $680 to be a deal breaker.
> 
> One thing I also might mention is that the TS480 does not include filters.
> If you wanted to do CW with it, you might want to consider a 500 HZ filter,
> but that would be something you could do later on down the line.
> 
> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Dr. Ronald E. Milliman
> Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2015 10:01 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: TS-480
> 
> A friend of mine has a TS-480 for sale. It has been used very little, and he
> is asking $680 for it. It does not have the voice module in it. Is this a
> good price? 
> 
> 
> 
> Ron, K8HSY
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> 
> 
> Dr. Ronald E. Milliman
> 
> Retired Professor of Marketing
> 
> 
> 
> President: Millitronics, Inc. (millitronics.biz)
> 
> President: A3 Business Solutions (a3businesssolutions.com)
> 
> President: M&M Properties
> 
> President: South Central Kentucky Council of the Blind (SCKCB.ORG)
> 
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