[Kenwood] Got an interesting problem...

Mon, 05 Aug 2002 23:20:06 -0400

My TS-60 & TM-255 are very sensitive to low voltage; both rigs will behave=
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as you mentioned when the supply dips below 11 volts. Could be battery=20
related or too much line loss; have seen both with my rigs.

At 10:51 PM 8/4/2002 -0500, Ray Brown wrote:
> > On Sat, 3 Aug 2002 20:53:31 -0500 "Ray Brown" <[email protected]> writes:
> > >   Howdy. I have a TS-60 in my Jeep Cherokee. I was calling CQ on it,
> > > and it turned itself off, then "Hello", then back on as
> > > if nothing happened. It did this several times. As far as I know,
> > > the heat sink was not real warm, and the fan was not on.
> > >
> > >   Fuses? Or something worse?
>
>   Just an update... I've had no less than *10* replies on this. Some=20
> suggested that the antenna was at fault. It's a new
>antenna, but it measured at 1.2:1 SWR at 50.125, and it's new RG-8x coax.
>
>   A couple suggested the wiring itself. Well, it is the factory wiring=20
> cable. You'd think it'd be able to handle the radio.
>:-)
>
>   But, 3 suggestions were for the fuses. Well, the original cable has=20
> just 1 fuse, and I checked it. I didn't find any burn
>marks, but the clips were not very tight. I did the tighten-up and tried=20
>it at full power until the fan came on. So, I'd say
>the fuse was my culprit. :-)
>
>   Now, if 6 meters would just open again...
>
>   Thanks, all!
>
>                 _Ray_        KB=D8STN
>
>
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Thanks,
Robin Midgett KB4IDC