[Kenwood] TS-430S

Sat, 13 Dec 2003 16:36:40 -0500

I kinda figured this one out! Otherwise, no way the finals would have lasted
so long!

Ye all have a happy holiday season!
Ron, 6Y5/4S7RO
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Wilder <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 3:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Kenwood] TS-430S

> To all that responded...The 430 is OK at 100Watts...problem was believing
the RF output meter
> on the MFJ-989 tuner....It is way off.....Good only for tuning for max,
like the old hollow
> state days of peak the grids and dip the plate and adjust for max light on
the neon bulb.
>
>
>
> At 12:23 PM 12/13/2003 -0800, [email protected] wrote:
>
> >Bob,
> >
> >This way too high of output! It will destroy itself if you continue run
> >it this high. Absolutely maximum suggested output per Kenwood for your
> >radio is 110W CW. Take it back to whom ever serviced it and have it
> >turned down.
> >73,
> >Bud Garside, W7ARS
> >Amateur Radio Service / ARS
> >Portland, Oregon
> >(503) 554-8831
> >
> >
> >
> >On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 17:15:55 -0600 Bob Wilder <[email protected]>
> >writes:
> >> My 430 was running 90-100 watts output...just had it tuned and now
> >> appears to
> >> be running 170-190 output on the meter...Is this normal??? Do not
> >> want to fry
> >> the final transistors.
> >>
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