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Re: TS-590 2.0 Update
From:
Steve Dresser <[log in to unmask]>
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For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Wed, 4 Feb 2015 15:19:57 -0500
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Well, boggling might be the right word if someone was confused enough.  I've 
spent many an hour boggling between one function and another in one of my 
radios.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: February 04, 2015 13:07
Subject: Re: TS-590 2.0 Update


> Well, you caught me.   I better start proof reading  a bit more.   Last
> night I told Howard  he could boggle between  meter functions by hitting
> the meter button.
>
> 73, Steve KW3A
>
> On 2/4/2015 12:20 PM, Steve Dresser wrote:
>> Steve,
>>
>> If the RX VFO moves up 5, why would the voice say "TX up 5"?  Were you in 
>> a
>> hurry when you wrote this?
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: February 04, 2015 09:27
>> Subject: Re: TS-590 2.0 Update
>>
>>
>>> Just did the update late last night, and while I haven't  done much with
>>> the radio thus far, I do like the easy split setup.   Tune to the DX
>>> station's frequency, hold in the split button while  hitting a number on
>>> the keypad corresponding to the  split you want.   If you hit "5" for
>>> example, the RX VFO will  be up 5 and the voice will say "TX 5 kilohertz
>>> up".  I also understand that a leading zero will put the split down:
>>> entering  0 5 will put the RX VFO down 5.
>>>
>>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>>
>>> On 2/4/2015 8:56 AM, Bob Tinney wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> There are several things that I like about the 2.0 update.  First, the
>>>> drive button now speaks.  The VGS1 does not know the word drive, so the
>>>> button says D on, and D off, but that's good enough for me.
>>>>
>>>> Buttons now speak in transmit mode.
>>>>
>>>> There are more volume settings for the VGS1.
>>>>
>>>> The receiver seems quieter but the signals are just as loud as before.
>>>>
>>>> One more thing, on the TS-590 list, someone mentioned that after
>>>> upgrading that menu 60 was set to on, that was not true in my case, but
>>>> you might want to check that.  Menu 60 is the transmit inhibit menu 
>>>> item.
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>

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