Getting Started; Product Planning Objectives; Key Changes From Ts-590S To Ts-590Sg; Circuit - Kenwood TS-590SG Manual

GETTING STARTED

Product Planning Objectives

The TS-590S, which was released in the HF amateur radio market in October 2010, has been highly rated for its high
reception performance and reasonable pricing.
In response to the feedback and requests from users over the past four years, not only does the HF/50MHz transceiver TS-
590SG, which has been launched in the market as the successor of TS-590S, come with additional features and enhanced
operability through upgrading of the firmware, improvements have been made to the basic reception performance, which
cannot be achieved without upgrading of the hardware. Technologies developed for our high-end model, TS-990S , are
also lavishly employed.
In addition to its performance and operability, we have also brushed up the appearance. While it resembles the TS-590S at
first glance, the TS-590SG takes on a more elegant appearance, with greater compatibility with the TS-990S in aspects
such as the finishing of the main knob and the contrast of the silkscreen printing.
Based on users confidence in the TS-590S, the renewed TS-590SG aims to achieve even greater ease of use by users
ranging from beginners to DX ers.
This manual introduces the charms of the TS-590SG from a technical approach. Besides its use as a handbook during
actual use of the product, this manual also comes in handy as a reference for those who are considering the purchase of
this product.
Some of the features that are newly added to or improved on the TS-590SG (please refer to the major modifications from
TS-590S to TS-590SG in this manual for a list of these features) are also available for free to existing TS-590S users. To
do so, download the TS-590S Ver.2 Update . As with other updates, users can download the firmware update program
from our website and perform updating on their own. In conjunction with the update of the TS-590S, the ARCP-590 and
ARHP-590 have also been updated. For users of these applications, please update them accordingly.
URL for downloading the TS-590S Ver.2 Update:
http://www.kenwood.com/i/products/info/amateur/software_download.html
Caution:
◆ Ver.2 Update contains functions that are supported by the update of the TS-590S main CPU. Those related to displays and
menu items, which are controlled by the panel CPU cannot be updated, as well as updates following changes in the hardware
are not included in the Ver.2 Update.

Key Changes from TS-590S to TS-590SG

The key changes TS-590S to TS-590SG are as follows.

Circuit

• The receive performance (dynamic range, AGC characteristic, etc.) is further improved through revising the DSP algorithms
and the circuitry which includes the roofing filter.
• Equipped with antenna output function (switching of the drive output using menu setting). (Useful for connecting an external
receiver.)
• The MULTI/CH knob has been changed to a push switch type. Operability is enhanced through assigning programmable
functions to the push switch. (CW and modes other than CW can now be configured separately. The default values are KEY
and PWR respectively.)
• 10 gradations of color from amber to green can be configured for the LED backlight. (For conventional models, only 2 colors
(amber and green) can be selected.)
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