[Kenwood] Question on TS-2000

Tue, 7 May 2002 13:31:42 -0400

Boy am I glad that I'm still using my TS-530S!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Jaksa" <[email protected]>
To: "Kevin Nathan" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 11:10 AM
Subject: RE: [Kenwood] Question on TS-2000

> Kevin,
>
> Since I don't know what you know and what you don't know, this may be a
bit
> more on the tutorial side than you need or want but hopefully it will
answer
> your questions.  For your wife's benefit, I am generally using caps to
> designate the actual control label or display wording.
>
> The liquid crystal display meter is essentially a dual meter with separate
> upper and lower scales and separate indicators.  The upper portion of the
> meter always shows power output in transmit.  Also on transmit, the lower
> portion of the meter is switched among its 3 transmit functions using the
> number "5" key on the keypad.  It rotates from SWR to ALC to COMP
> (compression) as you push the "5" key.
>
> When in the receive mode the top of the meter always shows signal strength
> (S-Meter) and the bottom scale is a graphical representation of the
receive
> filter bandwidth with a FILTER scale.  The lower scale changes as you
change
> the LO and HI cut frequency in LSB, USB, FM, & AM and the WIDTH and SHIFT
> (center frequency) in CW & FSK.  These are set (depending on mode) with
the
> two knobs between the main tuning knob and the microphone connector.
>
> What may be a little confusing is that both the power output and S-Meter
> scales are shown on the top section and FILTER along with SWR or ALC or
COMP
> are shown on the bottom scale on both transmit and receive.  What you are
> actually reading is dependant on being in transmit or receive but all four
> scales are there.
>
> When reading ALC the indication should be in the ALC range which is shown
by
> a dashed line right next to the letters ALC.  It goes to mid scale on the
> lower meter.  When reading Compression (COMP) the scale is 10 dB at
roughly
> 1/3 of the meter deflection and 20 dB at roughly 2/3 deflection.
> Compression will only be selectable if the PROC (Processor) is turned on.
> The PROC button is in the upper left corner of the rig.  There are two
> columns of 4 buttons each here.  PROC is the third button down in the
right
> column.  Processor level is set by pushing the orange FUNC then PROC key
and
> using the MULTI/CH knob to set the level.  The MULTI/CH knob is the middle
> knob on the far right side of the radio.
>
> I don't exactly understand your question about the TX MONI function.  The
TX
> MONI is selected using the orange FUNC (function) PWR (power) key
> combination.  Once you do that, TX MON OFF (or TX MON 1-9) appears on the
> lower right side of the display.  You can then use the MULTI/CH knob to
> change the setting from OFF to 1 through 9.  Again, the MULTI/CH knob is
the
> middle knob on the far right side of the radio.
>
> Putting the TS-2000 in FSK is true FSK transmit, not AFSK.  FSK shift is
> selectable on MENU item 38 with choices of 170, 200, 425, or 850 Hz.  MENU
> item 39 selects FSK key down polarity of NORMAL or INVERSE.  MENU item 40
> selects FSK TONE FREQUENCY of 1275 or 2125 Hz. Use the LSB or USB mode
with
> the PROC off for AFSK.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> 73,
> Dave, W0VX
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Kevin Nathan
> Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 12:17 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [Kenwood] Question on TS-2000
>
>
> Hello All,
>
> I just bought a new TS-2000 and have a couple of questions I need to ask.
I
> am totally blind and the manual I have isn't exactly the best.  However, I
> have been able to gain a good deal of information from it.  But, I am
trying
> to explain to my sighted  wife who is not a ham how to read the meter and
> the like when I don't really know myself.
>
> Can someone on the list who has one of these please tell me what to descri
be
> to her for proper settings as shown on the ALC meter?  Also, on the
> compression level we can't seem to get the meter to read at all according
to
> her.  I can't quite figure what we are doing incorrectly although I am
told
> my sig sounds good on the air.
>
> Also, is there a quick shut off to the TX moni function except to turn it
> off?
>
> I'm sure I'll have more but for now, I would sure appreciate answers to
> these two.  Thanks very much and 73.
> Kevin, K7RX :)
>
>
>
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