Appearance / Mechanism; Function / Software - Kenwood TS-590SG Manual

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Appearance / Mechanism

• The appearance has been modified to adopt a finishing similar to that of the TS-990S, such as the paint for the upper and
lower cases, the color and contrast of the paint and print of the front panel keys, the color of the knobs, and the color and
surface finishing of the main dial.

Function / Software

• Newly equipped with a Morse code decoder. The code is scrolled on the 13-segment display screen. (For ARCP-590G,
the character string is displayed in a separate window .)
• Programmable functions can be assigned to the [RIT], [XIT] and [CL] keys in addition to the existing [PF A] and [PF B] keys.
• Front or rear PTT can be selected for the DATA PTT using the menu.
• Possible to switch from HI CUT/ LO CUT to WIDTH/ SHIFT for changing the receive bandwidth in SSB mode.
● The following functions are included in the TS-590S Ver.2 Update .
• A new split function (method adopted by TS-990S) is added for quick split operation.
enter into the split transmit frequency setting mode, the SPLIT indicator blinks. For example, press [5] key for 5kHz
Up , or press [0], [5] keys for 5kHz Down .
• During the split operation using XIT, it is also possible to use the main knob to change the XIT frequency during TF-SET.
• The FINE function can be set to ON/OFF in each mode.
• If the FINE feature is set to ON when the display frequency is less than 1 MHz, the display shifts one digit to the left of the
display frequency to display in units of 1 Hz. (Useful for operation of the 135 kHz or 475 kHz band, etc.)
• The status of FIL A/B can be set to VFO A/B separately.
• The RX ANT function can be used in the 50 MHz band. (Settings can be made separately in the HF band and 50 MHz.)
• The transmit output power can be set independently in DATA mode.
• The MIC gain and the processor level for the voice message can be set independently from the settings for microphone
transmission. (The optional VGS-1 is required.)
• The RX equalizer / TX equalizer can be set in each mode.
• The CW messages can be deleted by each channel.
• The following voice guide announcements are added. (The optional VGS-1 is required.)
Type of transmission meter
DRV OUT function on/off
RIT/XIT frequency
• The following PC commands are added.
Reading of the installation status of VGS-1
Switching on/off the backup of the AI function
Deleting of voice messages
• The signal (approximately 0 dBm : 1 mW) of the 475 kHz band (472 to 479 kHz), as with the 135 kHz band, can be output
from the DRV terminal on the rear panel.
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Press and hold the [SPLIT] key to