[Kenwood] comments on TS-2000

Hart va3kis at sympatico.ca
Thu Dec 22 21:03:43 EST 2005


I'm thinking of buying the TS-2000 rig. I will be using it for HF use as a net controller and some PSK. I was thinking of getting one of the other highend TXers like the ft1000 field. But was told I would get the best bang for the buck with this one.
My biggest concern would be the notch filter's and the dsp's. I see in the brochure that it has both IF and AF dsp units. How well do they work on QRM/QRN? It also say I don't need to buy any other filters, Is this true? [sounds like the 756proo rigs] And how well do the notch/dsp filters work on beat or tone noises? Can they be manually be turned to zero in on them? Can this rig pull out the weak signals were there is a lot of noise on the band?
I sometimes work PSK. Can this rig do this say using hamscope through the data cable on back of the rig?? Or do I still have to use a sound card?
Right now I'm using the 706MKIIG as base. Its good on TX, but the RX is crap. What was I thinking.
I appreciate all the comments and suggestions.
Thanks Hart






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