[Kenwood] TS-570S(G)

Sat, 11 May 2002 15:03:29 -0700

 Almost no function.
 Mine does do a vague touch at times.
 But my 6 meter Ranger seems to be similar with it's noise blanker.
 Maybe they only work on a few stray pulse type noises.
 Wayne.  <|:^)>
 [email protected]
 http://www.wayneleake.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron & Madhavi" <[email protected]>
To: "Wayne" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2002 2:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Kenwood] TS-570S(G)

> The variable NB in the 830S is the best I have come across. Never had the
> good fortune to try a 950 though! The worst in any rig I have come across
is
> in my IC-718....I sometimes wonder if they mislabelled it "NB" when it was
> meant to be "no function" !!!
>
> 73,
> Ron
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Wayne <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2002 3:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [Kenwood] TS-570S(G)
>
>
> > Evidently, Kenwood made many models with noise blankers that do little,
if
> > anything.
> >  The ones in my TS140S don't do much that I can notice... (it has two of
> > them).
> >  Wayne.  <|:^)>
> >  [email protected]
> >  http://www.wayneleake.net
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "William R Colbert" <[email protected]>
> > To: <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2002 10:23 AM
> > Subject: [Kenwood] TS-570S(G)
> >
> >
> > > Hello Kenwood Customer Service - I was wondering if your
> > > Email was functioning.  I had sent Emails in January about the
> > > noise blanker problem with my new TS570S-g and its lack
> > > of any function except for the button to move in and out.
> > > No responses.  I Emailed the dealer - that was unsatisfactory
> > > as they apparently did not know the difference for a noise
> > > blanker and a noise "balancer".  And I did have a response from
> > > the designer of the radio in Tokyo indicating no problem with
> > > his particular blanker.  I can hear my neighbor's car with all
> > > 4 cylinders sparking up to half a mile away, so not only does
> > > my blanker NOT work on power line noises, it does not on
> > > spark noise either, contrary to what is indicated in the manual.
> > >
> > > However, on the Kenwood570 list, there are numerous others
> > > around the U.S. and other parts of the world that have the same
> > > problem.  When my 25 year old Tempo 2020, TS130 and other
> > > classic solid state radios with noise blankers that work, it is
> > > certainly disappointing to have a new, top of the line Kenwood
> > > that fails in that regard.  And when there is NO response to my
> > > queries from the Kenwood people, that is really disappointing
> > > and makes me want to contact the BBB or someone like that.
> > > I haven't yet, but thought I would try one more time to get the
> > > problem resolved.
> > >
> > > William R. Colbert, W5XE
> > > El Paso, Tx
> > > - - -
> > >
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