ts590 or ts2000

[dirtyjob]

ive been reading reviews on both kenwood models, im looking to buy one brand new but am still undecided so I am gathering opinions from anyone that happens to won one or both of these models, I dont really care about 2 meters as I have an ft897 that i use for that, I have read from many reviews that the 590 has a better rx than the 2000 is this fact or fiction? I have also read on the eSSB sites that the 2000 is better to work with for that than the 590.

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Saturday, 01 March 2014, 16:24 PM

**typo i meant to say "I am gathering opinions from anyone that happens to OWN one or both of these models" not won..lol

[Slyguy]

We just had a local here have the same choice to make. He went with the 590 because the receiver quality is far superior to the 2000. The 2000 is a nice rig because it's an all in one box but you'll suffer in HF quality. Just my two cents. Good luck with your choice.

[dirtyjob]

Hi sly, this is exactly what i have been hearing and reading, and since I already have a rig with 2m I dont really need that, I am however interested in eSSB and from what i am reading the 2000 is pretty easy to set up for this being reported as Kenwood TS2000 – TX to 3.5K, RX to 5K where the 590 is reported as The TS590 does sound nice EQ’ed but is limited in TX to 2.9K and doesn’t make the cut.

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Wednesday, 05 March 2014, 3:28 AM

well i went with the ts590 because its newer technology, good reports/reviews and its a dedicated hf rig where i already own a hf/uhf/vhf rig.

placed my order today :

TS-590S KENWOOD HF Transceiver
SP-23 KENWOOD Matching Extension Speaker
WS-PR40 HEIL Windscreen for PR40
PR-40 HEIL BROADCAST+RECORDING STUDIO MIC


i LOVE TAX REFUNDS

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Saturday, 08 March 2014, 4:08 AM

everything came in friday, played with the rig all day, what a great radio, ide recommend one to anyone that is thinking of picking one up, it gets a BIG yes from me.