[Elecraft] Re： New Kenwood TS0-590

[Johnny Siu]

Believe me or not.  The designer of TS590 also a K3 owner.  I met him in Aug 
2010 in Tokyo.

cheers,

Johnny VR2XMC




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主題： [Elecraft] New Kenwood TS0-590

I finally got a chance to see the new Kenwood rig at HRO in Portland 
last Saturday.  Didn't get to play with it for very long as there were 
too many others who wanted to play with it too.  Anyway, it seems like a 
nice radio--sounded good--looks good--but still missing lots of things 
we get with a K3.  It does seem like an obvious attempt to compete 
somewhat with the K3, but it's NOT a true contender for a lot of 
reasons.

The ergonomics were fairly good, and unlike Yaesu, for example, they 
don't bury everything deep in a menu system.  But you still have to push 
buttons a few extra times.  For example, setting power level and keyer 
speed takes a couple of extra pushes of buttons vs. the K3.  Like I said 
above, I didn't really get to play with it very long, but I'm certain 
you would be giving up a lot if you opted for this vs. a K3.

The folks at Pacificon probably got a better chance to look at the new 
Kenwood.  At least it shows that Kenwood is still in the amateur radio 
business, which I think is a good thing.

Dave W7AQK