[Kenwood] Knob wanted

[Peter Markavage]

All TS-830S 's came with a "finger hole" for main tuning. Same knob used
on the VFO-230 and 240. It was not the weighted knob KB-1. Why anyone
would spend big bucks for this weighted knob is a mystery. You can easily
convert a "regular" knob by using lead shot (trimmed to fit) and glued in
place. On one of my 830's main tuning knobs, I had an excess of small
steel ball bearings and filled the knob with them and used Elmer's glue
to hold them in place. Still works fine after 20 years.

Pete, wa2cwa


On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 16:00:20 -0800 (PST) bill finigan <w4usp at yahoo.com>
writes:
> I guess they're available some times.  Here's a pic of
> it.
> 
> http://rffun.com/catalog/hamhf/kb1.html
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "VA3DG" <va3dg at rogers.com>
> To: <Kenwood at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 2:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [Kenwood] Knob wanted
> 
> 
> >    I believe the knob Ron is looking for is the
> Kenwood KB-1 weighted 
> > knob. They haven't been available for some years
> now. About 10 years ago, 
> > maybe more, I checked with Kenwood Canada, who in
> turn checked with 
> > Kenwood-Trio in Japan, for one of these knobs to no
> avail. I finally 
> > latched onto one privately. Shortly after, I changed
> radios from Kenwood 
> > to Yaesu and sold the knob to a friend of mine for
> his 850.
> > I've since gone back to Kenwood but my friend won't
> sell the knob back to 
> > me!
> >    Anyway Ron, you can try putting out wants for the
> Kenwood KB-1 knob and 
> > maybe you'll get lucky!
> >
> > BTW....the knob is a brownish colour, probably from
> some very ancient 
> > Kenwood equipment, and doesn't really match the
> 820/830 series of radios. 
> > It really looks strange on my friend's black 850,
> but he loves it!
> >
> > Cheers and GL
> > Darrell,
> > VA3DG/VE3DDG
> >
> >
> >>> I'm still looking for a "finger hole" vfo knob
> (main tuning)  for a
> >>> TS-830.  I think the VFO-240 and the VFO-230 uses
> the same knob.  Any
> >>> help appreciated.  Thanks, Ron K6ZL.