Hi, Howard.  Thanks much for your response.  I'm a Tech Plus, so 
still need to run CW on HF/old novice freqs.  Do I need to buy an 
internal filter, or can I get buy with the built-in knotch 
filter?  Thanks.--Matt, N1IBB.

P.S.  Have been up on active-elements.org and got the files, along 
with some txt files from icanworkthisthing.com


At 03:42 PM 12/31/2014, you wrote:
>Matt, I absolutely love my 480.
>The only menu item that doesn't talk on the 480 that I know of, is the
>Power/SWR meter.
>Their is lots of documentation on the usual places about this radio.
>I made an audio discription of the control head buttons if you want it.
>That separate head is very easy to become very happy with.
>Their are a couple of things that do drive me nuts about the radio.  No
>radio is perfect.
>1.  The volume and squelch are on the same knobb.  The RF gain is a menu
>option.
>2.  The mike and key plug in to the body of the radio instead of the head.
>Other than that, no complaints.
>If you run CW, you will want one of the internal filters.  They turn the
>radio from an average radio in to a very compedative performer.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Matthew Chao" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2014 1:42 PM
>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.