[Kenwood] Kenwood 922 vs. 922A value

Sat, 03 Aug 2002 14:25:49 +0000

My bad ... Paul is right  the 922A did not come with 10M installed the 922 
did . Many 922A's on the used market do have the 10M "kit" installed 
though.. you just need to check
Dave

At 09:27 AM 8/3/02 -0400, Paul McInnish - Home wrote:
>Don... Dave... sorry, but Dave is wrong!  I have a TL-922A, was purchased
>brand new and taken out of the box by me and the 10 meter components were
>NOT there and all components had to be installed... they simply were not
>there.
>
>A friend @ Kenwood says there never was a TL-922 introduced into the USA
>market... only the TL-922A.
>
>Paul - K4BET
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dave" <[email protected]>
>To: "Donald Gieszelmann" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
>Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 9:18 AM
>Subject: Re: [Kenwood] Kenwood 922 vs. 922A value
>
>
>Don
>
>Pretty much the same amp, in either case you want to be sure that the amp
>has had 10M enabled. As I recall the 922 didn't come with the 10M parts
>installed (but the holes were all drilled etc. ). the 922A had the 10M
>parts installed, but the "stop" on the band switch had to be removed to
>switch to the 10M position.
>
>Only widely reported  known trouble spot in the either amp are burned band
>switch contacts. Turn the amp upside down remove the bottom cover, take a
>small flash light and carefully inspect the ceramic band switch.  Up until
>recently I owned two 922A's (sold one a month ago ...saving for a ACOM 2000)
>
>In general operationally two things to watch for.
>1) watch your grid current ( don't overdrive it) high grid current = short
>tube life
>2) PTT input has +100v on it and should be switched with a relay or a HV
>transistor.
>
>
>At 07:24 AM 8/3/02 -0500, Donald Gieszelmann wrote:
> >Hi Group,
> >
> >Is there any particular difference in value between the 922 vs. a 922A ?
> >Any thing to watch for ?
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >Don    w0dg
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