[Kenwood] My comments were for KENWOOD

Sun Nov 7 11:19:13 EST 2004

When I owned my 850, I thought the 2000 looked like someone hooked a hose up
to in and overinflated it!! All bug-eyed, and swelled up!
Recently, I bought one!
It has some cool features.
Now, I like the looks of it!
It is actually thought out and functional.
As you get used to it, you find the controls are located right where you
would put them if you were to re-design it.
And, the actual performance is quite good...Plus, I can keep an ear on the
local VHF repeater while operating HF.
It will receive on the local repeater even if I'm transmitting on HF!!
...Dave
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Atkinson, K5UJ" <k5uj at mc.net>
To: <kenwood at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2004 10:04 AM
Subject: Re: [Kenwood] My comments were for KENWOOD
> I doubt if i will ever pay 10,000ドル for a rig but who knows. i know to
never
> say never.
>> I agree with the comment about the looks of the 2000. I can't put my
finger
> on it, but
> whatever it is, it turns me off. maybe it's that swept back front panel
> that to me, makes
> it look like it was made to move through the air, like it should have
wheels
> on it. i am aways
> suspicious of rigs that cover extremely wide range of frequencies but
maybe
> I'm behind the
> times. I guess it has been a winner for kwood though because they keep
> making and selling
> them.
>> anyway, I own an 870 and have been happy with it. I do not demand a lot
> however as
> I do not dx or contest so I have never had it in a situation where i need
to
> cut out a lot of qrm.
> the rx and tx audio quality and the monitor are all fantastic. it is also
> easy to operate and figure out
> for the most part.
>> yes, the new rigs are a pain to work on--i have to have dime store
> magnifiers on,
> an iron with a sharp point, bright light and steady hands. The 850s are
> showing their age, as they
> develop problems--one of the more frequent ones is the BA1 lithium battery
> leaking. Kwood
> installed it behind the f.p. in a permanent holder where it is actually
> soldered in so it can't even
> be pulled out and replaced without pulling the rig apart and unsoldering
the
> battery/holder.
> that kills me--what were they thinking?
>> it would be great if someone made a new rig with
> descrete components and thru hole boards or hand wiring but the cost would
> be out of sight and
> it would either have no bells and whistles, or if it had all the modern
> features it would be huge and
> cost 50K. it is all about offering features and being affordable and to
do
> both the mfrs have to
> use robot assy with smt construction and lots of chips. the result is a
box
> that can do tons of things but
> is a real pain to work on. most hams would not pay for a new hand wired
rig
> as to be affordable it
> would have none of the features they have become accustomed to. it would
be
> like a hw101 and they'd say
> Where's the speech proc.? where's the auto-notch? where's the built in
> keyer? Noise blanker? memories?
> and they would not buy because to them being able to work on it would not
> make up for the lack of all this stuff.
>> rob/k5uj
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <WA2JJH at aol.com>
> To: <kenwood at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2004 6:41 PM
> Subject: [Kenwood] My comments were for KENWOOD
>>> > I do not want to offend Cliff. Kenwood was darn lucky to have choosen
> him.
> > Best radio guy I ever used. Since Cliff no longer repairs Kenwood, think
> > about your next rig purchase.
> >
> > Kenwood was a clear leader with the affordable TS-520, the
> revolutionary
> > tiny TS-50. The TS-850 and 950 have RCVRs that come very close to my
> commercial
> > HF
> > Harris 1446U and most Drakes and Racal.
> >
> > Kenwood you make the best radio's that do NOT LAST or have QC
problems.
> > My TR-'7's and R7A are 25 years old, I have hardly had a problem with
> them.
> > When there is a problem, the average ham can do their own repairs with
the
> > decent clear service manual and a Wavetec-3000S or better comm analyzer.
> >
> > The TS-870 did nothing for me. Mr Kenwood, you need a new flagship
> radio.
> > OK you will do a 10,000ドル job like ICOM.
> >
> > Ten Tec is gathering steam with the ORION. Please, your next
rig.........
> > A TS-890 if you will. Under 3000,ドル and better QC
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