[Kenwood] TS930 PIEXX uP board

Mon, 12 Aug 2002 12:25:05 -0700

Bob,

I, like you, am a CW-guy and love my old TS930SAT (SN 310xxxx).  My
digital Board went south and the frequency display went crazy about 3
years ago.  Kenwood Repair wouldn't touch it.  With nothing to lose, I
resoldered all the thru-board "Z" wires, and got it going again for about
a year until it failed again.  At that point it was a new radio or a
PIEXX board.  The latter was most cost-effective.  I didn't need the
computer control or the many other added features the PIEXX provides --
just a reliable digital board.

Bought the PIEXX board 2 years ago.  The installation was easy and very
well documented, the performance has been excellent, and some of its
"unneeded" features are nice.  It has certainly given my "perfect" CW rig
a new lease on life!

Tom, K6ZT (ex JA3AA, J2AAL, J5AAL 1947-49)

On Mon, 12 Aug 2002 11:05:17 -0000 "Bob Henderson" <[email protected]>
writes:
> Like all of them, I suppose my TS930 is now rather long in the tooth. 
>  Over
> the years I have had my share of reliability problems with the uP 
> board due
> to heat related pth failures etc.  Despite now having a shack full 
> of more
> modern radios I still love my TS930 for QSK rag chewing.  So, I'm 
> wondering
> whether an investment in a PIEXX replacement board might be 
> worthwhile to
> give "old faithful" a new lease of life.
> 
> I'd really appreciate learning of the experiences of any among us 
> who have
> installed and used the PIEXX uP board in the TS930.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 73
> 
> Bob 5B4AGN, P3F, ZC4ZM
> 
> 
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