--- Tree N6TR <tree@kkn.net> wrote:
>
> > - Which brand/model are preferred for the above
> (TS-570DG is one I´ve been
> > considering)
>
> The TS-570DG is a terrible radio for contesting.
> From what I understand,
> it can't transmit and talk to a computer at the same
> time. Kenwood
> has been unwilling to admit there is a problem, and
> therefore we have
> no idea if it has been fixed.
>
> Avoid this radio at all costs.
>
> 73 Tree N6TR
I suffered through a CQ WW DX CW contest from Jamaica
with a TS 570 (not a DG). The cw keying worked fine,
the rest of the rig was BAD NEWS. We brought it as a
backup, and had to use it after the TS 850 crapped
out. What a mistake that was!
GL with your MP!
73 Steve KN5H
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