[Kenwood] TS-940 birdies

rbethman rbethman at comcast.net
Tue Feb 19 16:21:40 EST 2008


Tom,

It sounds like the calibrator is stuck on.

Bob - NØDGN

K8JRM wrote:
> Hello,
>
>  
>
> My Kenwood TS-940SAT went in for repair.  When it returned, it seemed to work well except for one annoying problem.  Although I can live with it, it bugs the heck out of me.  The problem is that my 940 has an S-9+ birdie every 100 kHz, regardless of band tuned!
>
> I don't know what repairs were actually done.  I do know that I paid for a new synthesizer board and an alignment!
>
> Is there something I can do to reduce this birdie problem without making things worse?  Although I have nearly fifty years experience with vacuum tube technology, the TS-940 scares the tar out of me!
>
> BTW:  I don't want to return the transceiver back to the repairman in Florida who did the repairs!
>
> Thanks for your assistance,
>
> Tom, K8JRM Oklahoma City
>   
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Bob Bethman/NØDGN/BC-610/Northern Radio 
SP-600 Manassas, VA - MultiBand Dipoles



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