you may be thinking of the remote face plate for the ts2000 tom.
The 2000 does have predrilled holes for a mounting bracket and it shouldn't
cost any more then about 70 or 80 dollars for a kenwood bracket.
One can be made out of alunimin for vastly less.
I was given an old single channel marconi VHF transceiver once that had a
very nice mounting bracket which just happened to be the perfect dimension
for either the ts570 or the ts2000...yeh, it was a big old radio and the
most valuable part was the bracket.

73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 5:31 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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