I think My TS-830s is "Gold", with or without a sticker saying so! Tom Dixon zl2hgr at xtra.co.nz IRLP 6931 -----Original Message----- From: kenwood-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:kenwood-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Keith V Sent: Monday, 26 July 2004 12:26 p.m. To: JAMES HINKLE; YASH at aol.com Cc: kenwood at mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Kenwood] TS-830S The only "legend" is that the gold label is somehow different that the silver.. It isn't! The first production runs 1M s/n were silver. I bought one of the first ones out. I've had a couple 2M s/n's that were gold so my guess is they went to gold somewhere around the 2M s/n's. Van, KL7TDZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "JAMES HINKLE" <jhinkle at worldnet.att.net> To: <YASH at aol.com> Cc: <kenwood at mailman.qth.net> Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 6:20 PM Subject: Re: [Kenwood] TS-830S > The "Gold Edition 830" is urban legend. They all have gold ts-830 badges, > and it means nothing. >> 73, Jim W4KWD >>> ----- Original Message ----- > From: <YASH at aol.com> > To: <kenwood at mailman.qth.net> > Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 1:58 PM > Subject: [Kenwood] TS-830S >>> > Ive seen referance made to a GOLD version of this rig.Saw one today..only > differande I saw was a small gold colored emblem. Ive found no notations > anywhere on anything special. > > Is there something Iam missing about the gold radio? > > 73"s > > dale k8peo > > _______________________________________________ > > Kenwood mailing list > > Kenwood at mailman.qth.net > > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/kenwood > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm >>> --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.718 / Virus Database: 474 - Release Date: 7/9/2004 >> _______________________________________________ > Kenwood mailing list > Kenwood at mailman.qth.net > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/kenwood > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm _______________________________________________ Kenwood mailing list Kenwood at mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/kenwood Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm