New Kenwood TS 990

[K2WH]

If you look at the analog meter there seems to be a 44 to 52 V scale, suggesting 50V finals, so that may not be quite the case. That could result in improved imd over typical 12V finals.

To this I would agree. Including the fact it has a built in switching power supply.

K2WH

[KW3KW]

. 200W? How useless is that?...but Yaesu has one so...

73, Ted, K7TRK

200W from my TS-480HX makes a nice driver for a pair of 8877's

[KD8MJR]

Has anyone else noticed the date on the 990 TFT is set to April 1st.

[K7YB]

quite a radio....and an astronomical price. A (less than 2K!!!!) Flex Radio sounds like a better idea than the latest overpriced box from the big 3.

[N6RLS]

I can hardly wait for the thread>>>> "Does anyone have the MARS mod for the new Kenwood TS-990S?"

Well, I hope it is standard practice for the manufacturers these days to offer firmware updates for their units to reflect changes mandated by the FCC (such as the recent 60M changes) and not leave us in the lurch searching for sketchy mods online.

[G3UEQ]

I have 2 TS520SE's, lovely rigs and still working FB..
73
Andy G3UEQ

[G4LHT]

So my TS-590 is sitting over in the corner on the floor. I gave up and bought American.

I was thinking of getting one, what is the problem with it as such.
Regards
Damian

[W5DHM]

I was thinking of getting one, what is the problem with it as such.
Regards
Damian

The TS-590 is a nice radio. The receiver is easy on the ears, better than some of the other DSP radios. There have been lots of complaints from the amplifier users about ALC overshoot knocking out their amp with a shot of high wattage. They tried to take care of this, but the last I heard it was only partially cured. My only real complaint is that the noise blanker only worked when there is no signal. On voice peaks the noise rides right in with the signal, making it useless unless one likes to listen to a frequency with no signal. I received no reply when I mentioned this, and they've apparently given up on any more firmware improvements since last year. If I was in a quieter area without all the power lines, my 590 would still be on the desk instead of in the corner on the floor. I won't be trying their new TS-990 to see if they got it right this time.

[VK4TI]

Here is the new bord baby from Kenwood, dual RX, dual watch, 2xUSB, one ethernet, 200W and dual display...looks very different than any other kenwood I've ever seen. Picture just showed up today in QST. More info most likely at Dayton next week.
73 de VE3GNO Daniel

Far to many light bells whistles and dollars , all you need is volume and vfo , the rest is wasted on most of us

[NY0V]

Looks like an Icom copy!