[Kenwood] TS850S/AT Hot mic

Mon, 12 May 2003 08:26:57 -0400 (EDT)

How about the VOX settings?

.........bc    ([email protected]

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Williamsburg, VA 23185

On Sun, 11 May 2003, Alan C. Zack wrote:

> Still seems to me the problem would be in the mic.  Can you take the
> mic to another ham's QTH, radio store, etc, and try it in another Kwd
> rig and see if it causes another rig to key up unexpectedly.  From
> what you are saying it sure seems like a mic problem and NOT a rig
> problem.  Just my 2 cents.
>
> Eric Lowell wrote:
> >
> > Hi Ed,
> >
> > I've not been following this closely, but... Are you saying that the 850
> > works okay with a hand mike, but sticks on TX with the MC 85, and you think
> > the problem is in the radio?
> >
> > Best regards, Eric (W1EL)
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Edward Wilkinson" <[email protected]>
> > To: <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2003 10:12 AM
> > Subject: [Kenwood] TS850S/AT Hot mic
> >
> >    Well I pretty much traced it into the radio. When I bought this rig last
> > year it was to be a backup to use during power failures for my 950. When I
> > bought it, I took it and just ran it through a couple of simple tests just
> > to see if it was working on all bands. Power output seemed a bit higher than
> > my 450, but it transmitted and received well with the MC43 hand mic
> > attached. Audio out was not as crisp as the 450 though and I figured it to
> > be the hand mic.
> >    When I converted my desk this month to make room for the 850 and my
> > laptop, this is where I found the MC85 problem. Before this I was just using
> > the standard hand mic. So as all things go a complete check might have found
> > this right after I bought it and dealt with it then, but that's hindsight
> > now. I don't have the equipment or the expertise to trace this kind of a
> > board problem and after I opened it up last night and saw a few screws
> > missing on some of the components, I decided I'd better have the "A" team go
> > into it and fix it right. So Clif what is your work load?
> > Thanks for all the help.   N1EW
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