[Kenwood] Compact "Kitchen Sink" Mobile Rig?

Sat, 18 Jan 2003 12:48:45 -0500

I can only offer this opinion.  A couple of years ago, I was considering 
getting rid of my TS-50 and getting an FT100 or a 706.  I wasn't having a 
problem with my TS-50.  My thinking was to consolidate everything in one 
rig.

I signed onto the Icom and Yaesu reflector and sent out a message that 
included my thinking and asked for comments, pro or con.  Almost 
universally, the folks on the Icom and Yaesu reflectors told me that if I 
had a TS-50 to keep it in lieu of the Yaesu or Icom.  The comment was based 
on the overall HF performance.

Granted, the TS-50 lacks DSP which is occasionally a nuisance, but a 
ClearSpeech speaker cured that problem.  In fact, the ClearSpeech works 
better than the noise reduction and notch filter in my 870.

I then discovered that having HF, 2M, and 440 all in one rig was not what I 
wanted.  With my V7, I can listen to HF, 2M, and 440 simultaneously if I 
want to.

Maybe Kenwood wasn't so dumb after all?  Could be a case of "if it works, 
don't fix it?"

de Rick, KN3C

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From: 	Doug Ford[SMTP:[email protected]]
Sent: 	Saturday, January 18, 2003 12:35
To: 	Kenwood Reflector
Subject: 	[Kenwood] Compact "Kitchen Sink" Mobile Rig?

Anyone have any theories on why Kenwood has yet to introduce a 706MkIIG
or 100D style rig?  I mean, with the success those two rigs can claim,
you'd think Kenwood would provide a rig to match.  Only one can hope, I
suppose.

73,
Doug - KF3EE

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