Hello Matt, I have the 480SAT, but I only use it on six meters.  For my
purposes it is plenty good, but I wouldn't want it as my main HF radio.
There are plenty of guys here that use their 480s on HF, so you will have to
rely on what they have to say about the rig.  As I said, it is plenty good
enough as a six meter radio that is left on 24/7 so that six meter openings
won't be missed.

N7MIT


Alan R. Downing
Phoenix, AZ


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On Behalf Of Matthew Chao
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2014 12:42 PM
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Subject: Kenwood TS480sat

Hi, Folks.  I just bought a TS480SAT with the VGS1 voice chip.  I 
have a few questions:

How accessible is this rig compared to the TS590?

Are there any accessible docs for this rig?

What's been the experience using this rig overall?  I thought about 
buying the 590, but can't justify the expense.  Any thoughts and 
ideas are greatly appreciated.  Thanks in advance.--Matt, N1IBB.