Kenwood TS590SG

A look at Kenwoods new 590 G model that takes over from 590s.

[glenjarnold]

I’ve just obtained a used one a few hours ago, and am very impressed so far. The real ‘wow’ moment for me so far (simple though it seems!) has been the complete elimination of some pulse type interference on some bands from somewhere very close by, which had otherwise been a nightmare on other radio equipment, necessitating the use of an external QRM eliminator.

[gettingpast]

Funny, I considered many times changing the color of my TS570SG display but after using it heavily I found the original amber display is actually the most readable. While I like green, every green display I have seen has lower contrast than the original amber color and you just proved that to be true on the 590 also.

[Scif]

What a lovely radio. I will be moving to Italy in September and will be looking to get a suitable HF radio. This is top of my list at the moment. I love the old school look and super het. 73 de G0LQP

[johnnyspinks]

One of the best rigs for the money, if not the best, great TX and RX
audio, 590SG rejects noise better than the IC7300 and a lot of the
radios on the market, to name a few, FT950, FT-1000 and 2000, FT991,
FtDX-5000D, FtDX-1200 and 3000, all of the IC756PRO series, IC7000,
IC7100, IC7410, IC7600.

[andynew]

Mine is on it's way, Very excited.

[ComputerLearning]

Beautiful radio. Very sharp. Great receiver :)

[FrankMD]

Excellent. The sharpest video I've seen on Youtube! 73

Frank

[petemason]

All radio's are great if you can afford to change or upgrade them. I have no problem with my Yaesu FT 920 dsp it's served me well since 1997. Pity now days that the airwaves are not used like they used to be. Nice video, from M0BCW.

[Gordini]

@george s. Yes I do think it's receiver is a little better in the real world but it's the functionality of the radio and build that impresses me. The 1200 feels a lesser radio but there's not a lot in it. They are both very good rigs.

73 de m0wbk

[taniaosuna]

Hi dear. Is there any way to change the language of the transciever? I couldn’t find the option in the user’s manual or in the menu. Thanks a lot. 73

[kevinjames]

Hi there how do I go about checking my swr on the kenwood ts-590sg
I click the meter and see the swr meter but forward and reflect how do you check the swr Cheers Kevin

[PeterDuminyRD]

This new radio looks excellent. How does this new version Kenwood compare to the Yaesu FTDX 1200 with latest firmware? 

[tequilame]

Thanks a lot for share your experience with all us (ham radio around world)... I have read some comments and question for you...and I'd like to repeat one them (if you let me)...after using TS590SG....would you say radio's reception is better than Yaesu Dx1200?...many of us always bring "tech" ideas...about same antenna, cable, question is more personally ...do you feel 590SG has better reception than 1200?....Thanks in advance for your polite answer

[joedidit]

It may seem frivolous, but one feature I would like to see added to transceivers is an additional mic jack on the back of the receiver, so the operator can have his/her choice of where to plug in the microphone.  Some desks have little room on them so the mic cable coming out the front can get in the way of what you're doing.  Like I said, it may seem frivolous but it would be a nice addition to have that choice.

[johnratcliffe]

I am currently studying for my Foundation. I think this *might* be my first transceiver; for sure it isn't as whizzy as some I have looked at (ICOM 7300 I'm looking at you), but I get the sense that it does what it does very well and that's good enough for me :)

[zrcl]

I am in love with this radio. Do you sell it ? 😊

[janaajan]

Thanks for the overview. Used a TS140S for years (with accessories). How's the keyer? Where can I get a look at the back? Tnx 73 Jan N0AAA

[jozefbezan]

Danke für das tolle Video.73, OE1CJG.😊😊😊

[TheRudydog]

Very good information. I noticed in the upper right of the radio it reads TS-590 and not TS-590SG...I looked up a few more pictures of the radio and they have the same model number as well, OM

[rebwaradib]

im sory just tel me thes kenwood for what usefull im in iraq and i dont see any information about it in the net in arabic lang