[Kenwood] TS-950S Question

[k8vf_mark at centurytel.net]

It can be done, there is a pot on one of the boards.

I had one and had to turn it back down to spec.

Some guys never learn.

mark
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John AA5JG" <aa5jg at lcisp.com>
To: "Rob Atkinson, K5UJ" <k5uj at hotmail.com>; <kenwood at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 2:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Kenwood] TS-950S Question


>
> It is possible on many radios to go inside or into the hidden menus and 
> turn up (or down) the power. I would guess that you could turn the 950 up 
> to 200 watts, but I wouldn't really recommend it.  The TS950SDX does 
> around 150-160 from the factory-going to 200 watts wouldn't make a 
> noticable difference on the air, but would stress the components much 
> more, and also would hurt the transmit IMD, making a dirtier signal.  The 
> QST review makes it sound like the final transistors in the TS950 could 
> handle this power level, but why risk it.
>
> I recently picked up a Yaesu FT100D that had the power turned up on HF to 
> 150 watts, and the SWR cutback changed also so it was putting out full 
> power into a 2.5:1 or so load. And people wonder why some blow the finals 
> in those rigs.
>
> 73s John AA5JG
>
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> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: "Rob Atkinson, K5UJ" <k5uj at hotmail.com>
> Date:  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:16:09 +0000
>
>>
>>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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