In article , "Jim Leder"
wrote:

I've narrowed my choice down to a new Kenwood
TS-2000 or a new IC-746 Pro.

Jim-

I went through the comparison bit a couple of years ago, only between the
TS-2000 and the IC-756 Pro II. I chose the Icom primarily because of the
impressive spectrum display.

Just playing with the radio may not be enough. The IC-756 works fairly
well in most respects, but when I went to program its memories, I found
that it did not have the capability of storing repeater frequency pairs.
Since my intended use includes several local 6 Meter repeaters including
two different splits, this shortcoming makes it impossible to quickly
switch between repeaters.

I had never encountered a recent model radio that had this shortcoming.
Even my old IC-706 (original) could store all the necessary frequency and
tone data in each memory location. If this matters to you, be sure to
check the 746 to see if it has the same problem.

73, Fred, K4DII