"Justin Case" wrote in message
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On Thu, 08 Jun 2006 19:07:53 GMT, Bob Miller
wrote:

On Thu, 08 Jun 2006 02:12:22 GMT, Justin Case
wrote:



Dear Kenwood,
I've been reading all the reviews on your current ham radios, and
one thing repeatedly comes up in the reviews. The Kenwood TS-450s is
reported to be better than the Kenwood TS-570x, and the Kenwood
TS-850s is reported to be better than the TS-2000. As a matter of
fact many of the reviews have said the TS-2000 is down right deaf when
compared to a Kenwood TS-850s, TS-870s, ICOM 746 Pro, and Yaesu Mark
V. I looked at the Icom radios, but I thought they were ugly. The
Yaesu radios have too many reported trips back to Yaesu repair, the
Ten Tec Orion II is too expensive, so that leaves Kenwood. I can buy
used, but it would be nice to have a new TS-850s. I've got the cash,
the desire, and the will to spend, but you currently don't offer the
radio to get my dollars.

Sincerely,

A U.S. Ham.

The new Kenwood 480-series transceivers are getting pretty nice
reviews on eHam.net. Good review in QST, too. Sorta ugly, but I'm
tempted, myself.

bob
k5qwg


Who ever is designing the face of Kenwood's latest batch of ham
radios must wear ugly clothes, drive an ugly car, live in an ugly
house, and be married to an ugly woman, because only if you were
surrounded with alot of ugly things would you think those Kenwood
radios looked good.

The 480HX might be ugly, but its the best HF mobile rig I have ever run.

-n6ojn