[Kenwood] TS-130 narrow filters help!!

Dave Edwards kd2e at comcast.net
Fri Jul 29 23:05:56 EDT 2005


Well this one was so bizzarre, I just turned off the iron and shut off the lights!
I picked up the narrow SSB and CW filters for my 130, and installed them. Made sure to put them in the right place, solder carefully, and move the jumper over for the cw filter. 
Trying it out, everything is still fine with the narrow button out, BUT when I push the narrow button in, the 250 cycle filter is being used in the SSB mode, and the 1.8 filter is being used in the CW position. 
They seem reversed!!

I just can't believe the manual AND the silk screening on the board is incorrect. I removed the SSB filter, and it is still using the CW filter when I press the narrow button in SSB mode. 

I hate to heat and reheat the circuit board pads, but it sure looks like I have to reverse the filters...SSB narrow in the CW narrow slot, and CW narrow in the SSB narrow slot.

Does anyone have any ideas on this???

I'm stumped!!


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