I had one once and it is very difficult for a totally blind person to use.
rc-200 is it's name and while it works it greatly complicates access to the
radio.
Brian, k5in
----- Original Message -----
From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 4:34 PM
Subject: Re: TS480 and TS2000 comparison needed for HF
> no, it isn't another version of the ts2000, it is a remote face plate that
> connects to the main radio via a dedicated connecter on the back.
> I have never seen one, so i don't know if it has the same functionability
> as
> the main front panel of the radio....but for $399, its a bit much to find
> out.
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 4:47 PM
> Subject: Re: TS480 and TS2000 comparison needed for HF
>
>
>> Hi Tom;
>>
>> I don't know.
>>
>> However, they sell another version of the 2000 that comes with a small
> face
>> plate.
>>
>> 73 De Anthony W2AJV
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>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 7:31 PM
>> Subject: Re: TS480 and TS2000 comparison needed for HF
>>
>>
>> > Anthony:
>> >
>> > Thanks for the thoughts, and I'll see what the others have to say.
>> >
>> > Your remarks do bring up one other question, though:
>> >
>> > Isn't there a "mobile mounting kit" for the TS2000?
>> >
>> > I thought I read about that somewhere, although it seems ridiculously
>> > priced
>> > at something like $300.
>> >
>> > Anybody ever used that accessory with the TS2000?
>> >
>> > 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
>> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> > Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 7:13 PM
>> > Subject: Re: TS480 and TS2000 comparison needed for HF
>> >
>> >
>> >> Hi Tom & List;
>> >>
>> >> If the portability and accessibility is that important then, I would
>> >> go
>> >> with
>> >> the 480.
>> >>
>> >> However, if portability is not a factor then, I would go with the
>> >> 2000.
>> >>
>> >> The 2000 uses the same power cord and microphone configuration as most
>> >> Kenwood radios.
>> >>
>> >> Also, the transmit audio is considerably better on the 2000.
>> >>
>> >> The accessibility on the 480 is not that much more in terms of every
> day
>> >> use.
>> >>
>> >> With the 2000, you could count the clicks on the knob and that will
> give
>> >> you
>> >> your audio and power levels.
>> >>
>> >> I used the 2000 and the 480 and I believe that the 2000 is by far a
> much
>> >> better radio both on transmit as well as receive.
>> >>
>> >> Personally, I believe that the 480 is just an inferior radio.
>> >>
>> >> 73 De Anthony W2AJV
>> >> [log in to unmask]
>> >> ECHOLINK NODE NUMBER: 74389
>> >>
>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 7:00 PM
>> >> Subject: TS480 and TS2000 comparison needed for HF
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>> Hi, all.
>> >>>
>> >>> Even though things are not totally certain, there's a chance that I
>> >>> might
>> >>> be
>> >>> in the enviable position of choosing between getting a Kenwood TS480,
> or
>> >>> a
>> >>> TS2000 for the motor home radio set-up.
>> >>>
>> >>> Originally, I was thinking solely of the TS480, because of its lower
>> >>> cost,
>> >>> because of its portability, and because of its somewhat greater blind
>> >>> accessibility.
>> >>>
>> >>> Since I already have a VHF/UHF rig in the motor home, I really don't
>> >>> need
>> >>> 2
>> >>> ,meters or 440.
>> >>>
>> >>> However, I then started reading various comments about what some of
> you
>> >>> folks have said about the TS480's less than optimal transmit audio
>> >>> quality
>> >>> on SSB, and began to have second thoughts.
>> >>>
>> >>> So, in light of what I've said so far, can someone give me honest
>> >>> comparisons in the HF capability and performance of the TS480 vs. the
>> >>> TS2000? Is the TS2000 substantially better on HF than the TS480;
>> >>> and
>> >>> if
>> >>> so, in what regards?
>> >>>
>> >>> If I were to go with the TS2000, I'd loose the portability I was
>> >>> looking
>> >>> for. I also don't really need extra 2 meter or 440 capability,
> although
>> >>> I
>> >>> guess a back-up for trips wouldn't be a bad thing.
>> >>>
>> >>> I have been trying to read reviews on e-ham, but after a while, they
>> >>> seem
>> >>> to
>> >>> be much more opinions rather than facts.
>> >>>
>> >>> Any help would be appreciated here, and, in the meantime, I'm trying
> to
>> >>> do
>> >>> some creative financing here.
>> >>>
>> >>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >
>>
>>
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