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Kenwood TS-590S Specifications

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Type of Conversion

Down Conversion

measurement conditions

Up Conversion

RX Auxiliary Circuits

Kenwood Traditional Transmitting Circuitry

High-speed Relay-controlled Antenna Tuner

DRV Terminal

LOCAL OSCILLATOR

Multipurpose 32-bit Floating Point DSP

Advanced AGC Control via IF Digital Processing

Interference Elimination Within AGC Loop

Types of Digital IF Filters

Manual Notch Filter and Auto Notch Filter

Digital Noise Blanker (NB2)

Demodulation

Modulation

Beat Cancel (AF Processing)

Overview of Noise Reduction

NR1 (Spectral Subtraction Method AF Processing)

NR1 (Based on a Line Enhancer AF Processing)

NR2 (AF Processing)

SOFTWARE: ENHANCING OPERATING PLEASURE

Drive Out

Single Button Toggles IF Filters between A and B

Double Function Keys and Hold Time Selection

Quick Memory Function

Easy Updating of Firmware

DESIGN CONCEPT" REVEALED BY DESIGNING ENGINEER

STRUCTURAL FEATURES

Main Control Knob

EXPANSIVE APPLICATION SOFTWARE

the USB Connector

Controlling TS-590S from a PC on a Remote Site

Basic Specifications Inherited from ARCP-480

KNS (Kenwood Network Command System)

Visual Scan

ARHP-590 (Amateur Radio Host Program) Freeware

Disabling AF Gain Control from ARCP-590

Basic Functions

Starting and Stopping ARUA-10

New ARVP-10H (Amateur Radio VoIP Program) Freeware

Making ARVP-10H (host station Online or Offline

Connecting and Disconnecting ARVP-10R (Remote Station)

New Virtual COM Port Driver

TS-590S

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ANTENNA CONNECTION

UTILIZING THE BAIL

FRONT PANEL

LCD DISPLAY

REAR PANEL

SWITCHING POWER ON/ OFF

SELECTING A BAND

ADJUSTING THE SQUELCH

TRANSMITTING

MENU ACCESS

MENU CONFIGURATION

CHARACTER ENTRY

SSB TRANSMISSION

AM TRANSMISSION

AUTO ZERO-BEAT

SPLIT-FREQUENCY OPERATION

FM REPEATER OPERATION

Activating the Tone Function

CTCSS FREQUENCY ID SCAN

RECEPTION

Fine Tuning

TRANSMISSION

Data VOX Delay Time

CUSTOMIZING TRANSMISSION SIGNAL CHARACTERISTICS

CW BREAK-IN

AUTO WEIGHTING

Checking CW Messages without Transmitting

MIC UP/ DWN KEY PADDLE MODE

RADIO TELETYPE (RTTY)

DSP FILTERS

AUTO NOTCH FILTER (SSB)

Setting the NR1 Level Adjustment

MEMORY CHANNELS

MEMORY RECALL AND SCROLL

STORING FREQUENCY RANGES

Confirming Start/ End Frequencies

NUMBER OF QUICK MEMORY CHANNELS

NORMAL SCAN

PROGRAM SCAN PARTIALLY SLOWED

SCAN HOLD

GROUP SCAN

ANTENNAS

PRESETTING

BEEP FUNCTION

DISPLAY

PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION KEYS

DSP RX EQUALIZER

TRANSMISSION OUTPUT POWER

USING QUICK TRANSFER

EXTERNAL AUDIO SETTINGS

Changing Inter-message Interval Time

Changing Message Playback Volume

Voice Guide Announcement Volume

CROSSBAND REPEATER

SKY COMMAND SYSTEM II

TERMINAL DESCRIPTIONS

REMOTE CONNECTOR

COMPUTER

RTTY OPERATION

ANTENNA TUNER

DX PACKETCLUSTER TUNE

REMOVING THE BOTTOM CASE

SO-3 TCXO

MB-430 MOBILE BRACKET

GENERAL INFORMATION

TROUBLESHOOTING

MICROPROCESSOR RESET

OPERATION NOTICES

DISASSEMBLY FOR REPAIR

CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION

receiver circuit

COMPONENTS DESCRIPTION

SEMICONDUCTOR DATA

PARTS LIST

EXPLODED VIEW

PACKING

ADJUSTMENT

Service jig

TERMINAL FUNCTION

CONTROL UNIT (X53-446X-XX) (A/3)

CONTROL UNIT (X53-446X-XX) (B,C/3)

DISPLAY UNIT (X54-3700-00)

TX-RX UNIT (X57-785X-XX)

INTERCONNECTION DIAGRAM

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM

BLOCK DIAGRAM

LEVEL DIAGRAM

ARCP-590 (Radio Control Program)

SPECIFICATIONS

Relevant Models

Outline

Outline of Host Station (Transmitter) Operations

Host Station (Transmitter) Configuration

Outline of Remote Station (Operator) Operations

Remote Station (Operator) Configuration

Settings

Transceiver Settings

Setting Transmission Methods for Audio Input to the ACC2 Connector

Setting a Broadband Router

Software Installation and Settings

Windows Firewall Settings

Limitations Caution

Program Limitations

Frequently Asked Questions

Supplement): FAQ: Explaining the Internet "Cannot operate transceiver

specifications

Overview of Remote Station (Operator) Operations

Setting Transmission Methods for Audio Input to the Rear Terminal

Setting Broadband Routers