[Kenwood] RE: best all round rig

[Ken Winterling]

True, but once the '102 relays are replaced you have a very fine rig. 
It is similar to having to replace the band switch coupling in every
'830, cleaning/soldering the band switch rivets and putting internal
tooth washers and a separate ground wire on the AVR board.  Once you
are done you have a fine rig that requires minimum future maintenance.

Ken, WA2LBI

On 2/10/06, Peter Markavage <manualman at juno.com> wrote:
> All the relays that are known to go bad and have to be replaced.
>
> Pete, wa2cwa
>
> On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 12:20:32 -0500 Ken Winterling
> <wa2lbi at frontiernet.net> writes:
> Did I mention that the FT-102 has TWO analog meters?!  What's not to like
> about this rig? :)
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Ken
> >
> > On 2/10/06, CEMILTON at aol.com <CEMILTON at aol.com> wrote:
> > > All around best???????
> > >
> > > I guess my vote would go to the Kenwood TS-830s with matching
> > accessories.
> > > The receiver in the 830s can HEAR!  The rig is easy to  load up to
> > most any
> > > antenna and the 6146's are rugged.  No power foldback  here!
> > >
> > > If it had any drawbacks it might be lack of memory positions.
> > But,  Kenwood
> > > solved that with the VFO 230 and the DFC 230.  The latter being
> > one  of the
> > > most stable VFO's I've ever seen.
> > >
> > > I own two 830s, one stock and the other with easily reversible
> > INRAD Filter
> > > mods.  I prefer the stock one.
> > >
> > > And maintenance is still possible by those of us over 60 who don't
> > have SMT
> > > facilities.
> > >
> > > 73 de W4MIL
> > > Chuck
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