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Updated 1 August 2017
| Title / Link | Ver | Date | Author | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The PCM2903B Audio Codec chip datasheet | 2008 | Texas Instruments | See page 120 of the TS-590S Service Manual for the schematic showing connections to the chip | |
| 2 | Serial Communications Guide for the CP210X | 0.9 | Oct-2012 | Silicon Laboratories | Provides information about serial communications and how to obtain the port number for a specific CP210x device. Code samples are provided for opening, closing, configuring, reading, and writing to a COM port |
| 3 | Contest Radio Performance | 16-May-2013 | Rob Sherwood, NC0B | Dayton 2013 presentation | |
| 4 | Roofing Filters, Transmitted Bandwidth and Receiver Performance | Rob Sherwood, NC0B | A classic presentation on what's important when it comes to choosing a radio | ||
| 5 | Improving the Intelligibilty of SSB Transmissions | Feb-2009 | Martin Ehrenfried, G8JNJ | Basic information on speech tailoring. Useful background for setting up TS-590S user-defined equalizer profiles | |
| 6 | ALC Exciter Power Overshoot | Tom Rauch, W8JI | Every TS-590S owner should read what Tom has to say about ALC overshoot | ||
| 7 | Band data information from the TS-590S | 18-Feb-2012 | Steve van Lieburg, PA3GBQ | Demonstration of an interesting PIC project that intercepts TS-590S serial port CAT commands to produce band data output for antenna and/or linear amplifier control | |
| 8 | Running the TS-590S with the SDR-IQ | 4-Oct-2010 | RF Space | YouTube video | |
| 9 | USB-to-Serial Adapters | 24-Jun-2014 | Stephen H. Smith, WA8LMF | The definitive words on what adapter to choose (and what not to choose) | |
| 10 | TS-590SG Whitepaper: Software Incompatibilities with the TS-590S | 1.0 | 2-Nov-2014 | Ian Wade, G3NRW | A detailed listing of the differences between the CAT command sets in the TS-590SG and TS-590S |
| 11 | Build590 CAT Library | 1.0 | 4-Dec-2014 | Ian Wade, G3NRW | CAT library for third-party developers, to help make apps “bilingual” – that is, for use with the TS-590SG and the TS-590S. The zip file contains the User Guide, plus the library code in BASIC as a plain-text file for easy editing |
| 12 | Clean digital signals tutorial | 8-May-2014 | Nige Coleman, G7CNF | Details of how to set up the Windows Volume Mixer gain levels correctly and how to make sure the signal sampling rates are correct. Although prepared for an SDR transceiver, the principles in this tutorial apply equally to the TS-590. A must-view for everyone transmitting digital signals | |
| 13 | Adding a peak-reading adapter to a Bird 43 Wattmeter | 14-Dec-2015 | Alan E Wolke, W2AEW | This video shows how easy it is to add a peak-reading adapter to a Bird 43 wattmeter, using the PR-90 from LNA Technology | |
| 14 | *** NEW *** Grounding and Bonding for the Little Pistol and Medium Gun | 26-May-2017 | Ward Silver, N0AX | YouTube video of N0AX's presentation on station grounding and bonding, at Hamvention 2017 | |
| 15 | Earthing and the Radio Amateur Basic | EMC07 v3 | Radio Society of Great Britain | An easy-to-read guide to modern earthing (grounding) in the shack. WARNING: This leaflet applies to the United Kingdom, and describes grounding requirements that conform to UK standards. Grounding arrangements in other countries may be different. Talk to a local certified electrician if you are unsure | |
| 16 | FSK Interface Page | Don A Hill, AA5AU | Exact (and very simple) circuits for FSK, PTT and CW keying | ||
| 17 | TS-590S Data Mode | Draft 1 | 17-Oct-2016 | Andy Durbin, K3WYC | A summary of what does and does not happen when you switch to DATA mode |
| 18 | TCXO Measurements | 31-Dec-2016 | Mark Goldberg, W7MLG | A detailed comparison of transmit phase noise with various oscillators on the TS-590S | |
| 19 | TS-590 Oscillator evaluation | 0.9 | 26-Oct-2016 | Andy Durbin, K3WYC | A comparison of TS-590S proximate transmitter interference for various combinations of TCXO type |
| 20 | Introduction to SDR based panadapters | 25-Apr-2017 | Andy Durbin, K3WYC | A comprehensive presentation explaining various configurations of external SDR hardware and software to supplement TS-590 reception | |
| 21 | Prolific 2303HXA/XA This device cannot start | 22-Apr-2015 | Kenneth Talbott, KE4RG | A useful blog post explaining what to do when Windows updates prevent Prolific USB-to-serial adapters from working. See also the PL2303 Chip Checker in USEFUL TOOLS | |
| 22 | TS-590-SG/TS-590S Menu Conversion Table | 1.0 | 28-Apr-2017 | Ian Wade, G3NRW | A quick conversion table between TS-590SG menu numbers and the equivalent TS-590S menu numbers. Useful when reading documents written for one of these radios but you happen to have the other one. Also proposes a convention for authors to include both menu numbers in future documents |
| 23 | Some Digital Modes used in Ham Radio | 20-Dec-2016 | Sean Gilbert, G4UCJ | A comprehensive list of common digital modes, with illustrations of waterfall displays, digital SSTV pictures etc |