[Kenwood] Help! - TS870 S-meter in-op

Mon, 19 Aug 2002 20:08:19 -0400

Thanks, Clif. I now have s-meter.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Clif" <[email protected]>
To: "Eric Lowell" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 6:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Kenwood] Help! - TS870 S-meter in-op


> Perchance the AGC is all the way counterclockwise????
>
> Clif Holland, KA5IPF
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Eric Lowell" <[email protected]>
> To: "Kenwood@qth" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 4:20 PM
> Subject: [Kenwood] Help! - TS870 S-meter in-op
>
>
> > Folks -
> >
> > I installed the "overload modification" per Kenwood service bulletin.
The
> RX
> > improvement seems minor but noticeable. However, The S-meter now does
not
> > deflect at all on a received signal regardless of strength. If I back
the
> RF
> > gain down, the meter goes up as normal and it acts okay when acting as
> power
> > out meter.
> >
> > Following the s-meter adjust procedure in the service manual, I can
never
> > see any change in the display.
> >
> > It looks like the rx DSP sends s- meter data to the display processor.
> Maybe
> > I've zapped the DSP? Everything else on the display seems to work fine.
> >
> > I'd be grateful for any thoughts or comments.
> >
> > Thanks, Eric W1EL
> >
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