On another post I said that I'd buy a Kenwood over an iCOM. The more I read about Kenwood, the more I want it. I've got a Yaesu now, but this 590 is just what I'm looking for....unless the price drops way down on the TS-2000...either way, it's Kenwood for me.
And all you iCOM kool-aid drinkers can spend THOUSANDS more for the bandscope!
Bandscopes are an excellent feature to have, and used extensively on some bands like 10 or 6 meters. One can spot e-skip openings and see where the stations are visually. Once you go bandscope, there is no turning back for many!
@quacker1964 I find a bandscope to be very handy on HF. If someone starts putting out a CQ call etc.. I can SEE their signal and go straight to it and chat to them before most other people find them and there is a pile up. Even a simple bandscope like that on the Icom 706MKIIG is a good feature and something that Kenwood really should have put on a radio like this. I'm still considering this radio however. Craig VK3VCM
@craig3008 oh I know what they are and what they do etc. Just don't think they are either a deal-clincher or a deal-breaker. Nice radio but I hope there' a big brother to it following in the next year or two. That would be nice!
Manco li Cani !!
IZ1LBN 10 months ago
@IZ1LBN perchè manco li cani? io ho un 570d e in caso di cambio volevo prendere questo, è un bidone?
Kingo1940 2 months ago
On another post I said that I'd buy a Kenwood over an iCOM. The more I read about Kenwood, the more I want it. I've got a Yaesu now, but this 590 is just what I'm looking for....unless the price drops way down on the TS-2000...either way, it's Kenwood for me.
And all you iCOM kool-aid drinkers can spend THOUSANDS more for the bandscope!
bigal7429 1 year ago
@bigal7429 non si sà più a chi dare retta.un giorno dicono che non và e poi il giorno dopo lo comprano.
IZ1LBN 2 months ago
If it's half the rig some previous Kenwoods are/have been, this is sure to be a winner. Real resemblance to 570.
What a childish comment........ Icoms Rule........... get your homework done
Far more problems with failed transmit on Icoms than Kenwood!
OICURful 1 year ago
KENMORE is stil building HF radios? What's up with that UGLY GREEN display? NO bandscope then it's NOT for me."ICOMS RULE"
1OFGODSOWN 1 year ago
Aesthetics count: this is nice-looking, straightforward-looking rig. Bandscope would be nice but maybe with outboard HRD.
XE1GXG 1 year ago
Great vid, can't wait to get ahold one!
dorslv 1 year ago
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Dixieradio 1 year ago
Bandscopes are great! This is one of the reasons the 756 series was way popular, and sold well. And it is indespensible on 6 meters.
AudiophileTubes 1 year ago
NO BANDSCOPE?!?!
AudiophileTubes 1 year ago
@AudiophileTubes
Someone please explain to me why one needs a bandscope?
quacker1964 1 year ago
Bandscopes are an excellent feature to have, and used extensively on some bands like 10 or 6 meters. One can spot e-skip openings and see where the stations are visually. Once you go bandscope, there is no turning back for many!
AudiophileTubes 1 year ago
@quacker1964 easier to pounce on signals
sonick808 1 year ago
@quacker1964 I find a bandscope to be very handy on HF. If someone starts putting out a CQ call etc.. I can SEE their signal and go straight to it and chat to them before most other people find them and there is a pile up. Even a simple bandscope like that on the Icom 706MKIIG is a good feature and something that Kenwood really should have put on a radio like this. I'm still considering this radio however. Craig VK3VCM
craig3008 1 year ago
@craig3008 oh I know what they are and what they do etc. Just don't think they are either a deal-clincher or a deal-breaker. Nice radio but I hope there' a big brother to it following in the next year or two. That would be nice!
quacker1964 1 year ago
Thanks for the video, it is very much like the 570sg I had. It was a great little rig.
w4kwd 1 year ago