[Kenwood] TS850S ...could you help me how old?

Sun, 21 Dec 2003 14:35:05 -0500

Mark,

Your rig was built in August of 1991, and there were at least 10,000 units
built (XX,XXX).
So, It works, eah...

73 de n8csp
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark NAce" <[email protected]>
To: "Stu" <[email protected]>; "Markus" <[email protected]>; "Kenwood"
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Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 2:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Kenwood] TS850S ...could you help me how old?

> My 850 also starts with the numbers 308, but has 5 more digits after that,
> making a total of eight digits, not seven.  So the scheme below does not
> fit.
>
> Any ideas on where they started numbering, and how far they got?
>
> Thanks and 73,
> Mark
> N5KAE
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stu" <[email protected]>
> To: "Markus" <[email protected]>; "Kenwood" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 9:57 AM
> Subject: Re: [Kenwood] TS850S ...could you help me how old?
>
>
> > in general the scheme is
> > XYYZZZZ
> > X-2 = Last digit of the year
> > YY = month (1-12)
> > ZZZZ = unit of production on the line that month
> >
> > As far as I know this scheme has held for the last 20 years at least.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Markus" <[email protected]>
> > To: "Kenwood" <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 3:30 PM
> > Subject: [Kenwood] TS850S ...could you help me how old?
> >
> >
> > >
> > >  Hi,
> > >
> > >  How old is a TS850S approximately with the serial number start with
308
> ?
> > >
> > >  73s
> > >  Markus
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