[Kenwood] T-599D Final Amp Tubes

[w0ng at comcast.net]

Thanks to everybody who responded to my inquiry. 

Really appreciate the input. 



My T-599D had S2001 tubes in it when I got it. 



Joe... what info you cited was indeed the "conflicting" info I ran across. 



Since one of them is shorted, I'll try a pair of 6146's and see if the neutralization holds. 

If it doesn't, I'll go to 6146B's. 



I wonder if the conflicting info published in the Kenwood ops manual vs. the service manual is due to poor translation into English. 

I ran into this with other Kenwood hybrids in the past. 



If anyone else out there has more precise info on the issue of whether or not S2001 = 6146 and S2001A = 6146B, please comment. 



Tnx and 73, Bill, w0ng 

  


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I'd like to ask the group for a little help. 
I'm finding conflicting printed info on which type of final amp tube should be used in my T-599D transmitter. 

Is it a pair of 6146B's or the plain 6146's? 

Tnx, Bill, w0ng 



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6146B's for the T-599D. 
Pete, wa2cwa 
  
On Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:39:33 +0000 (UTC) w0ng at comcast.net writes: 
> 
> 
> I'd like to ask the group for a little help. 
> I'm finding conflicting printed info on which type of final amp tube 
> should be used in my T-599D transmitter. 
> 
> Is it a pair of 6146B's or the plain 6146's? 
> 
> Tnx, Bill, w0ng 


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Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 09:59:31 -0500 
From: Joe LeKostaj <k9ly at comcast.net> 
Subject: Re: [Kenwood] T-599D Final tubes ??? 
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Bill, 

My T-599D operating manual says "S2001 (6146B)" on the Features page, 
but I believe this is an error. Is this the conflicting info you 
mentioned? My understanding is that S2001 = 6146/6146A, while S2001A 
= 6146B. 

Everywhere else in the T-599D manual it calls the finals S2001, and 
that is what my T-599D contains. So I would replace them with 
6146/6146A, not B. 

The service manual for TS-530S says it uses "S2001A/6146B". So 
evidently Kenwood switched to the B version for their later tube PA 
models. 

HTH. 73, 
Joe K9LY 


At 7:39 PM +0000 4/17/09, w0ng at comcast.net wrote: 
>I'd like to ask the group for a little help. 
>I'm finding conflicting printed info on which type of final amp tube 
>should be used in my T-599D transmitter. 
> 
>Is it a pair of 6146B's or the plain 6146's? 
> 


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