[Kenwood] TS-950S Question

[Rob Atkinson, K5UJ]

that's right, I don't know much about the 950 but I know it's a 150 w. rig.  
if ur getting 200 w. out something's wrong.   It might be the way u measure 
ur power or the rig.   I have never owned the 950 so beyond this I can't 
help but maybe someone familiar with it will.

73,

rob / k5uj

From: Darrell Drake <va3dg at rogers.com>
To: 'Kenwood' <kenwood at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Kenwood] TS-950S Question
Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2007 03:16:20 -0400 (EDT)

I have a TS-950SDX and there's no way I can get 200
watts output, just the rated 150 watts. And varying
the power output is smooth, not the least bit erratic
as what you describe.
I'd say there's something running amok in your radio,
as in imminent self-destruction.

Cheers....
Darrell,
VA3DG/VE3DDG

--- "Rick Markey, KN3C" <kn3c at arrl.net> wrote:

 > I've been storing my father-in-law's TS-950S (not
 > the SDX) and he asked
 > me to get it out of the box and put it on the air
 > just to make sure it
 > still works.  Now I've used 440's, 450's, 480's,
 > 830's, 850's and 870's,
 > but have never played with the 950.
 >
 > I fired up the rig, put it in the FSK mode and keyed
 > it into a dummy
 > load.  I got 200W no problem.  I cranked the power
 > back to 100W and
 > that's when I noticed something I thought was odd.
 > When I key up the
 > rig, the power jumps up to maybe 40W, and then
 > slowly ramps up to 100W.
 > Takes maybe 2 seconds to come up to full power.  If
 > I set the rig back
 > up to full output, the power jumps up to 200W
 > instantly with no ramping.
 >
 > There's no VSWR so it shouldn't be foldback.  Is
 > this normal behavior?
 > I want to use the rig on the air, but that power
 > ramp up is going to be
 > an issue when running vox.
 >
 > Any words of wisdom from the 950 owners.  Break-in
 > is set to semi, not
 > full.
 >
 > de Rick, KN3C

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