Kenwood TS-480HX - Manual (Page 7)

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Focusing on HF
Raising power output and adding an antenna tuner are both moves in the right direction, but
limiting the transceiver to the HF bands when the mainstream nowadays is HF~V/UHF would
seem to be going against the tide of the times. Yet opting for the multi-band route inevitably leads
to larger dimensions and higher prices. In this genre, price is an important factor, so by limiting the
TS-480 to HF, we developed what is in fact a compact transceiver that stands apart from the
competition. The TS-480 is designed to ensure not only excellent TX performance but also
superior RX performance.