In article , R. Makul
wrote:

On Sat, 03 Jul 2004 18:53:35 GMT, Aaron Jones
wrote:


Do the new rigs still allow computer control? That might help you. I've had
my
old (almost ten years old now) Kenwood TS870 externally programmed for years.
Those dinky buttons are hard to see and when I first got the rig I sometimes
hit
the wrong one. But once I figured out how to program them to a computer
keyboard
no more problems.

BTW interestingly, the TS870 at almost ten years still does fine for me, but
I
have had to replace the computer 3 times just to keep up with what I need.
Maybe
that's why Gates is rich and Kenwood is suffering...

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Kenwood TS-2000 can be controlled by a computer, but as far as I know,
only the "blank face" version comes bundled with the software.
Otherwise, you must purchase it. I have a blank face TS-2000, and my
friend with a normal face version thinks it is actually easier to
control the unit with the software than via buttons and knobs.

Looking at the Kenwood site (http://www.kenwood.net ), there is
something called "Memory Control Software" which can be downloaded for
free. Since I don't have a TS-2000, I didn't download it. The manuals
for the TS-2000 are there, too.

Jeff