Re: Icom 910H vs Kenwood TS2000
At 11:30 AM 11/30/2009 -0500, "Mark L. Hammond" marklhammond@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Tom,
I own a TS-2000X and thanks to the AMSAT Symposium :) an IC-910. I do more digital than voice, so my perspective is biased in that direction.
Here are some of my thoughts:
The CAT control of the TS-2000X is amazing. All menu options are available remotely via CAT. No so with the 910.
The TS-2000X allows adjustments of modem/TNC levels in/out of the rig, 910 does not.
The TS-2000X has built-in TXCO and DSP, 910 does not (yes, they are expen$ive options).
The TS-2000X lets you work mode A, 910 does not.
The TS-2000X gives me the full rated power output on both 2M and 70cm, the 910 does not (same antennas, feedlines, etc.)---does anybody have the solution to this? Even with flat SWR the 910 cuts back output to about 70-75W on 2M and 40-50W on 70cm!! Bummer
The 910 receiver is much better on 2M than my TS-2000X, which is actually pretty deaf on 2M(even after doing the "resistor mod" to improve receive).
The 910 does not have the AO-27/SO-50 birdy, while the TS-2000X does--this is my single biggest disappointment with this radio!!!! Tuning the TS-2000X "off frequency" by 5-7kHz above and below the real frequency helps a bit, but it's still a pain.
In spite of the short comings of the TS-2000X, I don't think I'd trade it even up for an IC-910H with a the 1.2 gig module installed...
73,
Mark N8MH
Mark,
Didn't you have a kenwood TS-790 too? I use the TS-790, and a TS-440s HF rig and wondered how the receivers in the TS-2000 compare to the receivers in the TS-790 on 2m and 70cm. I wonder if people like its HF performance, I would be using it on HF in place of my 22 year old TS-440.
KB7ADL
Hi Vince,
Yes, I still have a TS-790A (actually two, a "good" one and a "parts puppy"). I would rate the 70cm receivers as about the same, but the 2M receiver on the TS-790A is better than my particular TS-2000x.
It's more HF radio than I need, since I do so very little of it...
73,
Mark N8MH
On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 12:01 PM, Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL vlfiscus@mcn.net wrote:
At 11:30 AM 11/30/2009 -0500, "Mark L. Hammond" marklhammond@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Tom,
I own a TS-2000X and thanks to the AMSAT Symposium :) an IC-910. I do more digital than voice, so my perspective is biased in that direction.
Here are some of my thoughts:
The CAT control of the TS-2000X is amazing. All menu options are available remotely via CAT. No so with the 910.
The TS-2000X allows adjustments of modem/TNC levels in/out of the rig, 910 does not.
The TS-2000X has built-in TXCO and DSP, 910 does not (yes, they are expen$ive options).
The TS-2000X lets you work mode A, 910 does not.
The TS-2000X gives me the full rated power output on both 2M and 70cm, the 910 does not (same antennas, feedlines, etc.)---does anybody have the solution to this? Even with flat SWR the 910 cuts back output to about 70-75W on 2M and 40-50W on 70cm!! Bummer
The 910 receiver is much better on 2M than my TS-2000X, which is actually pretty deaf on 2M(even after doing the "resistor mod" to improve receive).
The 910 does not have the AO-27/SO-50 birdy, while the TS-2000X does--this is my single biggest disappointment with this radio!!!! Tuning the TS-2000X "off frequency" by 5-7kHz above and below the real frequency helps a bit, but it's still a pain.
In spite of the short comings of the TS-2000X, I don't think I'd trade it even up for an IC-910H with a the 1.2 gig module installed...
73,
Mark N8MH
Mark,
Didn't you have a kenwood TS-790 too? I use the TS-790, and a TS-440s HF rig and wondered how the receivers in the TS-2000 compare to the receivers in the TS-790 on 2m and 70cm. I wonder if people like its HF performance, I would be using it on HF in place of my 22 year old TS-440.
KB7ADL
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