[Kenwood] re: ts-2000 front end burn out

[Scott Manthe]

It can happen to all rigs and yes, it happens to Kenwoods, too. The  
TS-2000 is no different.

Kenwood used to put "fuses" in the TS-850 that were supposed to protect 
the rig from this kind of thing. It didn't really work all that well, 
because the "fuses" popped too easily. The "fuses", which were tiny 
bulbs soldered to a circuit board were a terrific pain in the butt to 
replace.

Front-ends "burn out" because rigs are sensitive to RF energy- that's 
how you hear weak signals. Static can also cause this. The best way to 
avoid this is to unplug you antenna when you're not using the rig.

73,
Scott, N9AA

Hart wrote:
> I have heard stories from Icom and Yaesu owners that if there is a strong signal close to your QTH it could burn out the front end of your rig. Has this ever occured to anyone with a ts2000? Or better still any other Kenwood models? And if so, is there a mod that has to be done?
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