Hi Colin.
I'll have to take your word for it, having never experienced the
'570. But, you kind of summed up how I feel about the TS690S--a very fine
sounding radio.
I wasn't sure initially what the issue was with hearing impairments and the
TS2000S, but what you say makes a great deal of sense. I did do one thing
with my TS2000S which is kind of a throwback to old technology, but
sometimes it makes the radio sound a lot better--I stuck an Autek QF1A
active audio filter between the radio and the speaker so that I can further
taylor the sound of the receiver, and sometimes I widen the DSP filters out
and just let the Autek do the work--it has a more pleasing sound.
But, anyway, the TS690S nearly always sounds better than the TS2000S, and
the internal auto tuner doesn't use relays to boot!
73, de Lou K2LKK
At 10:15 AM 10/28/2008 -0600, you wrote:
>the 570's receive audio is a bit more friendly to those with hearing
>impairments. I think the biggest reason is the ability to alter the if
>shift...you can play with the high pass and low pass filters on the 2000,
>but it is difficult to get that fine tuning of a single IF shift control
>like the 570 has.
>There is a reason the 570 was so popular for so many years. In my opinion,
>it is probably one of the all around best amateur radio transceivers ever
>built...not the best, but one of the best from a users perspective and from
>an operators perspective.
>It's sort of like the mini van of radios.
>73
>Colin, V A6BKX
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "andrew shipp" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 8:38 AM
>Subject: Re: Icom 706 manual
>
>
> >
> > Hi John, Ok many thanks for this it is very much appreciated. I don't
>like
> > the TS 200-0 I find that with using hearing aids I cannot understand the
> > sound on it as good as I do with the TS 570.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 12:58 PM
> > Subject: Re: Icom 706 manual
> >
> >
> > > The TS-570 is more accessible, the 706 is good for go kit or backup, but
> > > I'd
> > > sure hate to have to use it every day which is why I keep my 570 around
> > > though I have the TS-2000. Too many functions on too few buttons, in the
> > > NTS
> > > nets and stuff I get in to daily, I can't stop to think about which
>button
> > > does what because some idiot wants to tune up on top of us and I have to
> > > turn on the notch filter. I know the radio enough to do stuff like that
> > > but
> > > really, if I had to use that daily because my main radio was in the shop
> > > or
> > > something, I don't think my patience would last long. I'd even rather
>run
> > > my
> > > TS-830 regularly over that one though I don't have much problem with it
>on
> > > vacations and stuff so maybe it wouldn't drive me that crazy. Anyway,
>all
> > > that talks on the 706 is the S meter, mode and frequency. The rest you
>do
> > > with beeps mostly and in the menus, you change settings with the tuning
> > > dial
> > > so you have to really guess there until you learn how far to turn for
>the
> > > next setting. Luckily for me, I run the HF power almost wide open on
>that
> > > radio and the mic gain has to be all the way on the 706 and most icoms
>so
> > > wide open is easy because the settings don't rap around, once you get to
> > > the
> > > highest or lowest setting, it stays there until you turn the knob the
> > > other
> > > way.
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "andrew shipp" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 5:11 AM
> > > Subject: Re: Icom 706 manual
> > >
> > >
> > >> Hi All, Ok here is a silly one, I see quite a bit of talk about this
> > >> Icom
> > >> 706, Now how accessible is this? do all the buttons read out when
> > >> pressed?
> > >> I am not sure at the moment which radio to go for I have the chance of
> > >> this
> > >> one Icom 706, or the Kenwood TS 570, I must have one of these as I am
>a
> > >> deaf blind person and I can hear these better than the more modern
>ones.
> > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > >> From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
> > >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > >> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 11:56 PM
> > >> Subject: Icom 706 manual
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>> Is the 706 manual available any place in text format?
> > >>>
> > >>> Phil.
> > >>>
> > >>> K0NX
> > >>> The Zenith Tube
> > >>> www.RedWhiteAndBlue.org
> >
> >
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