If you want the radio in one piece as I did, you can buy a base plage 
with a handle on the side that lets you bolt radio and head to that 
large plage..

I agree with your thoughts.  Why not have the microphone plug into the 
head?  They do the same on the tmv-71a dual band radio.  Too much 
Japanese wine?
73
Butch
WA0VJR
Node 3148
Wallace, ks.


On Sun, 23 Aug 2015, howard kaufman wrote:

> I agree on the ts-480.
> The quirks that drive me nuts are as follows:
> 1. Mike plugs in to the radio, rather than the control head.
> 2.  The key or paddle do the same.
> 3. The best for last, the RF gain is adjustable on a button, rather than
> being adjustable on a knob.
> Don't you think the rf gain is used more often than the squelch?
> What were they thinking!!!
> Other than that, it's a perfect radio.
> You can live with those annoyences.  It is very easy to get comfortable with
> the ability to set the control head in your lap in your recliner, listening
> and tuning around and maybe taking a nap.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Eric Oyen
> Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2015 9:42 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: TS-480
>
> I like mine. I got it last year from a fellow blind ham who was the =
> original owner. It came with the VGS-1 speech chip, filters and other =
> assorted stuff. After shipping, my total cost was just north of $800. It =
> does have a few quirks, but is fully operational otherwise.
>
> DE n7zzt Eric
>
> On Aug 23, 2015, at 7:16 PM, Tom Behler wrote:
>
>> Ron:
>> =20
>> Yes, I think this is a reasonable price for a TS480, as long as it is
>> =
> in
>> good shape.
>> =20
>> I think the VGS1 voice module sells for around $60 these days, and I =
> have
>> heard of TS480's with voice modules going for around $700.
>> =20
>> If you could negotiate a little on the price to get it down to =
> something
>> like $650, to get the full package closer to $700, including what you
>> =
> would
>> need for the VGS1, that would be great, but I personally wouldn't =
> consider
>> $680 to be a deal breaker.
>> =20
>> One thing I also might mention is that the TS480 does not include =
> filters.
>> If you wanted to do CW with it, you might want to consider a 500 HZ =
> filter,
>> but that would be something you could do later on down the line.
>> =20
>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>> =20
>> =20
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators =
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Dr. Ronald E. Milliman
>> Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2015 10:01 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: TS-480
>> =20
>> A friend of mine has a TS-480 for sale. It has been used very little,
>> =
> and he
>> is asking $680 for it. It does not have the voice module in it. Is =
> this a
>> good price?=20
>> =20
>> =20
>> =20
>> Ron, K8HSY
>> =20
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>> Dr. Ronald E. Milliman
>> =20
>> Retired Professor of Marketing
>> =20
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>> President: Millitronics, Inc. (millitronics.biz)
>> =20
>> President: A3 Business Solutions (a3businesssolutions.com)
>> =20
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>> =20
>> President: South Central Kentucky Council of the Blind (SCKCB.ORG)
>> =20
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