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AND OTHER INFORMATION ARE ALSO REMEMBERED.  FOR EXAMPLE, YOU COULD STORE
SETTINGS FOR THE CW, DIGITAL MODE, AND SSB PORTIONS OF EACH BAND.  THE SAME
KEYPAD CAN BE USED TO ENTER A FREQUENCY MANUALLY, OR YOU CAN TOUCH THE MHZ
BUTTON AND THEN USE THE MULTI/CH KNOB TO SHIFT FREQUENCY IN 1 MHZ STEPS.
THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 120 MEMORY CHANNELS, FIVE OF WHICH ARE ASSIGNED BY
DEFAULT TO THE 60 METER CHANNELS AND 10 OF WHICH ARE INTENDED FOR SCAN
LIMITS, BUT CAN BE USED AS SIMPLEX MEMORY CHANNELS AS WELL.  THE REGULAR
CHANNELS CAN STORE RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT FREQUENCY, MODE, CTCSS TONE
FREQUENCY, A NAME, AND THE DESIRED BANDWIDTH A OR B SETTING.  IN ADDITION,
THE ARCP 590G SCREEN CAN BE USED TO SELECT FREQUENCY OR ENABLE SCANNING
FEATURES, INCLUDING A VISUAL SCAN FUNCTION THAT WORKS LIKE A SIMPLE ONE
SHOT PANADAPTER.  ON THE AIR AT W1ZR I USED THE TS 590SG AS MY MAIN HF AND
6 METER TRANSCEIVER OVER SEVERAL WEEKS AND FOUND IT QUITE COMPETENT.  I DID
MISS THE SECOND RECEIVER IN MY REGULAR RADIO, BUT OTHERWISE THE SG WOULD
MEET ALL OF MY OPERATING REQUIREMENTS AND PREFERENCES.  SSB OPERATION VOICE
OPERATION USING SSB WORKED QUITE WELL.  I TRIED IT WITH SEVERAL
MICROPHONES, INCLUDING MY STATION DESK MIC A MIX OF ASTATIC GRIP STAND,
ASTATIC 10 D HOUSING, AND HEIL HC 5 DYNAMIC ELEMENT, THE SUPPLIED KENWOOD
HAND MIC, AND A HEIL PRO 7 HEADSET.  I RECEIVED FINE REPORTS USING EACH
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