TS-2000

[ke6htp]

I'm considering the purchase of the Kenwood TS-2000. #I'm pretty sure that it has more bells and whistles than I'll ever use, but I don't want to have to "up-grade" to another radio by this time next year. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif # I am just looking for some general input from someone that owns one. #I think this might be a good "reward" to myself for passing my general exam. #I don't have too much hf experience, just some 10m cw and ssb. #It seems this rig does it all. #I just don't want to fork over $1,500 for something that might end up being a bucket of bells, whistles, and magic smoke.

Thanks in advance for any input. #All questions and comments wil greatly be apprreciated.

73, #Jason #KE6HTP

[W4ILT]

Jason, I've been using a TS-2000 for about 2 years. I very please with the performance of the rig. The transmit audio straight out the rig is second to none. Pickup a heil GM Goldine mike and you will many complements on your audio. You may want to also pickup the ARCP-2000 software for about $75.00 to make changing menu settings very easy. The rig hears as good as most rigs under 2K. The DSP filter works very well and their is no extra cost for filters. I'm not big on VHF or UHF, but the standard rig goes upto the 440 band. I have compared it on the same antenna to my 756PRO and FT-990 and the rig is no slouch.

73, Wayne W4ILT

[mm0cxz]

Jason, get one great rig I have had many rigs and my QTH suffers from heavy static and electrical interference. The TS2000 has cut it all out I can only guess its the DSP, plug in a subwoofer and a set of satellite speakers via the head phone socket and just listen to the quality receiver.

73,Vinny MM0CXZ:)

[PA1TNO]

Jason,you cannot go wrong with this excellent radio.
This radio has it all, DC to daylight, satellite mode etc. etc. This is my second TS-2000X, my first one I bought in 2001, (it never let me down) but I exchanged it for a "satellite" radio like the Icom IC-910H.
Boy, I was wrong! big mistake I made (fortunately corrected, hi).
Like the other poster said, the TX and the RX audio sounds very good, you can even tailor the TX/RX audio settings.
I mostly use the TS2K on vhf/uhf, but on HF it works like a breeze too.
The TS-2000(X) is in my opinion very user friendly, and a solid performer. #

Go for it, you won't regret!

73, Eric PA1TNO

[w8krf]

Get one!! I have two, one at the home QTH and one in the car (TSB-2000 w/RC-2000). I've used both for SSB, PSK31, Satellite, and APRS. There are a lot of bells and whistles but if you are like me and want to do many different modes, this is the rig. The learning curve is steep but I gave the manual a quick peruse and than if i come across something I want to try, I look it up. There is a Yahoo users group that I subscribe to which is very helpful. I have read nothing bad about the rig. Usually if someone does say something negative or have problems with it, it is human error or failure to read the manual and is easily corrected and then they apologize.

[KG4RUL]

I have had a TS2000X for three years. If I had the room in my Saturn VUE, I wouuld have one for a mobile also.

[k4lem]

I have a TS 2000 and never before owned a Kenny-Wood
Love it. Its a change because Kenwood likes to pack lots of "stuff" in a small box.

I had one guy tell me he sold his because he did NOT like the appearance of the rig. Like.. what ??

Anyway the 1,500 actually buys you TWO radios. A transceiver on 160- 6 meters, another two meters to 70 cm.

Power on two is 100 watts and -3 db or 50 watts on 70 cm. The microprocessor allows a very nice reduction in power to allow you to drive a VHF, UHF "brick" if you wish.

At the moment I am working on a two element homebrew quad so I can get in on some of the summer E layer fun.

[W5CGP]

Hi Fellow Amateurs

Do any of you know the height and width dimensions for the RC-2000 Remote faceplate?
Need to see how its going to fix up front in my Buick Park Avenue.

Thank you

73

[M1NTO]

http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif Reading the question, I remembered my thoughts being just the same over 3 years ago. Like the rest of the contributions, I can not speak ill of the TS2000. I regularly get comments like 'beautiful audio', 'a cracking signal' and many more. Buy it! Everything you will need is on it, as you have noticed but you will enjoy using it on all bands and all modes. I would buy another if this one went U/S (unserviceable not United States!)

[N4KC]

Jason, first congrats on passing your general test. If you get only a fraction of pleasure from this hobby as I have over the past 44 years (licensed when I was 13), then I envy you! If you have not yet bought a TS-2000, let me tell you a few things that might cause you to...get on the phone or internet RIGHT NOW and order one! Frankly, it is difficult to go wrong with most of the name brand rigs on the market, and each manufacturer has enough products to meet most any need. Of course, it makes it difficult to pick just one!

I had the same tube-type radio for 25 years, then went inactive for over a decade. But I missed the hobby. When I decided to get back active, I became an extremely analystic shopper...Excel spreadsheet with color-coded cells, comparing everything on the market. Price was an object. So was reliability. Reviews here and on eHam told me plenty. Ignore 1s and take with a grain of salt most of the 5s that people give equipment. What I saw confirmed what I said above--most rigs on the market are fine. I decided I wanted something I would not outgrow. I like CW, DX, and ragchewing, and I enjoy monitoring the local FM repeaters and fire and police channels. I may want to try PSK or take up RTTY again someday (did it back when we had to use an old surplus threshing machine). I sometimes like to SWL, too.

Didn't take me long to decide the 2K would never become obsolete. And at the price, if something else does come down the pike someday that it won't do, I wouldn't have $10K invested in it. I don't regret my purchase at all. The receiver works better than my antennas, I love the audio accolades (I'm an old radio broadcaster), the filtering never ceases to amaze me, and it is so far ahead of my old rig on stability, ease of use, CW features, and QRM rejection that I'm having more fun today than I ever did in this hobby.

Again, I don't think you can go wrong with any of the comparably-priced rigs. But I know you won't regret putting a TS-2K on your shack desk. Drop me an email and let me know what you ended up with...n4kc@bellsouth.net.

Don N4KC
www.donkeith.com

[VA3AWP]

I was about to grab the regular version of the 2000, then found that HRO still had some reservation spots left for the TS 2000 LE, so I grabbed it. Phone them and see if they have any left, it's worth it in the long run, especially since it has all the addons and each unit has been 'gone over and tested' by a Kenwood engineer before they are shipped out.

They seem to be good radios for sure, they sound good, typical of Kenwood, but they look like a CB radio to me. I would be hard pressed to shell out the money for one. If a good deal used came up I'd buy one though. scott

[w5lda]

Quote[/b] (KG6BRG @ Feb. 09 2007,01:51)]They seem to be good radios for sure, they sound good, typical of Kenwood, but they look like a CB radio to me. #I would be hard pressed to shell out the money for one. #If a good deal used came up I'd buy one though. #scott
I have a TS2000 and absolutely love it. I see nothing on this rig that remotely resembles a "CB". I don't know what rig you're looking at ,but it must not be a TS2000

Larry