[CW] What about a FT-450 for CW?

[Michael Baker]

Save your money and buy a TS-2000 Kenwood and forget the FT450. It's a toy
radio designed as a newbie first HF rig. Not too bad on SSB but it is NOT a
serious CW rig at all.
I have played with every rig on the market in the last 40 years and as a CW
DXer and contester on a budget I have NOT regretted my purchase of the
TS2000 almost 5 years ago now.
Most 930's I have used and owned had a good receiver in them. Yes they have
some phase noise but the QSK is sweet.
The TS2000 has a bit of a noisy receiver as well but the selectivity
features of the adjustable DSP filtering are wonderful. You can split hairs
with is!  :>)
I am planning on adding the INRAD 2.1 roofing filter to mine as soon as I
have some spare $$$ and I am told it makes the front end almost bullet
proof.
Just one mans opinion but I do think you would just be wasting your money.
This weekend is Sweepstakes so if you have access to a TS2000 to listen too
this would give you a good test of its capabilities and the shortcomings of
the FT450.
Good luck. Best 72, 73

Michael Baker  K7DD
k7ddmjb at qwest.net

-----Original Message-----
From: cw-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:cw-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
Behalf Of Michael Josefsson
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 11:57 PM
To: CW Reflector
Subject: [CW] What about a FT-450 for CW?

Well XMAS is approaching. Will a FT-450 make me happier than I am now  
using a 1984 vintage TS-930S? I find the 930 somewhat noisy but love  
the QSK. And when operating field-day then I seem to be the only one  
not being QRM:ed by the others - they QRM each other and I QRM them in  
some extent, but I come out on top usually:)

So is a FT-450 an improvement? At least *something* must have happend  
the last decades, or...  :)


Ideas welcome!
/Micke
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