Wow, That isn't good. Have you tried running your xcvr on battery only? Or have you tried using a portable radio to walk around and find the most obnoxious noise? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 8:32 AM Subject: Re: Vertical antennas > Yep, we tried one of those a friend had. THe noise was coming from to > many directions or something. Didn't do much good at all. > 73 > Butch Bussen > wa0vjr > open Node 3148 > Las Vegas > > > On Wed, 29 Sep > 2010, Gerry Leary wrote: > >> Hmmm, Have you thought about playing with one of the MFJ noise cancelers >> or >> something like that? >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]> >> To: <[log in to unmask]> >> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 8:55 AM >> Subject: Re: Vertical antennas >> >> >>> Well I won the icom last spring and I've been playing with it, but will >>> probably hook up the 2000 soon. Hard to get enthused at all about hf >>> with an s 8 plus line noise. >>> 73 >>> Butch Bussen >>> wa0vjr >>> open Node 3148 >>> Las Vegas >>> >>> >>> On Mon, 27 Sep 2010, colin McDonald wrote: >>> >>>> lol no you didn't, but it's clear now...a ts2000 that's not hooked up? >>>> poor radio! >>>> sitting all alone and ignored off in the corner. >>>> 73 >>>> Colin, V A6BKX >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]> >>>> To: <[log in to unmask]> >>>> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 10:42 PM >>>> Subject: Re: Vertical antennas >>>> >>>> >>>>> no no, I just don't have the 2000 hooked up. I only have one power >>>>> cord >>>>> running to the desk and the icom is using that. 2000 isn't hooked up >>>>> at >>>>> all at the moment. THought I made that clear. >>>>> 73 >>>>> Butch Bussen >>>>> wa0vjr >>>>> open Node 3148 >>>>> Las Vegas >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, 27 Sep 2010, colin >>>>> McDonald wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> so the 1296 module requires a separate power cord as well? >>>>>> seems kind of silly to me if it does since there's plenty of ways to >>>>>> hook >>>>>> it >>>>>> into the regular 13.8VDC power cord on the ts2000. >>>>>> 73 >>>>>> Colin, V A6BKX >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]> >>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]> >>>>>> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 5:51 PM >>>>>> Subject: Re: Vertical antennas >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> I'd have to hook mine up, it shares a power cord with the icom I won >>>>>>> last March. Anyhow, I think it covers the whole band and I think >>>>>>> all >>>>>>> modes. >>>>>>> 73 >>>>>>> Butch Bussen >>>>>>> wa0vjr >>>>>>> open Node 3148 >>>>>>> Las Vegas >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, 27 Sep 2010, colin McDonald wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I think that's why most people recommend getting the model of the >>>>>>>> ts2000 >>>>>>>> with the 1296 module already installed. It's cheaper than getting >>>>>>>> it >>>>>>>> put >>>>>>>> in >>>>>>>> later. >>>>>>>> Just curious, what frequencies does the module cover? i know it >>>>>>>> says >>>>>>>> 1296, >>>>>>>> but the 1.2GHZ ham band is allot bigger than that. >>>>>>>> 73 >>>>>>>> Colin, V A6BKX >>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>>> From: "Tom Brennan" <[log in to unmask]> >>>>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]> >>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 1:42 PM >>>>>>>> Subject: Re: Vertical antennas >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Yeah, Butch. Think about that "factory mod" is that you have to >>>>>>>>> purchase >>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>> module from some Kenwood dealer as the company won't sell them to >>>>>>>>> individuals >>>>>>>>> and then you have to send the radio and module to Kenwood for the >>>>>>>>> modification. >>>>>>>>> They refuse to let out exactly how its done and its a pretty >>>>>>>>> complicated >>>>>>>>> set of >>>>>>>>> wiring that comes with the module. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Tom >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Tom Brennan KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP >>>>>>>>> web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >