[Kenwood] TS-430S AM Band Sensitivity

[Joe]

Here, by a LOT of hard work, and years of dedication, and lack of 
neighbors, I have in the AM Broadcast band a very quiet band.

My Main antenna I use on the BC band is my 160 meter vertical.

Primary rig is a Sony IC 2010 but the best seems to be a Panasonic 
RF-2200 The sensitivity is better and the good old analog S meter is NICE!!

And on both of these radios I have no problem with noise levels even 
with using that antenna.

I have QSLs from every state and provence of canada too. so have W>A>S> 
on the AM Broadcast band.

Countries, have currently 32 confirmed.

I'd just like to have this 430 not be sooo deaf. so I can use it also 
when in the shack.

Joe WB9SBD
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On 3/21/2014 10:10 PM, W5XR wrote:
> Joe, I am not familiar with the TS-430 but all radios I have owned the past
> 50 plus years had lower sensitivity in the BC band because the noise level
> in that range is so high it would not help.  Increasing the sensitivity will
> only raise the noise level.  The SNR of any received signal will not be
> improved.
> 73, Bob  W5XR
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: kenwood-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:kenwood-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Joe
> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 5:45 PM
> To: Kenwood at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Kenwood] TS-430S AM Band Sensitivity
>
> OK,
>
> I will be installing the pass band filter cleaner mod.
> Bought this rig used and it has been since the day I got it ohhh 5 years ago
> dead on receive between 4.000MHz and 6.500 MHz You hear the relays click as
> you tune across those frequencies and depending on what way you're tuning
> either the receiver comes to life or goes dead.
>
> OK not a problem.. I hope..
>
> Now for another deaf thing.  Here I'm thinking something else?
>
> I do not hear any relays clicking or anything happening, And even the owners
> manual says it is a LOT less sensitive in the AM Broadcast band,
>
> I know the reasoning is to lessen overload from nearby AM stations.  But I
> do not live near any strong AM Stations.
>
> The closest to me is WRDB In Reedsburg Wisconsin. It is 20 Miles from me,
> and it runs only 1 KW of power. So having it overload me is not too much of
> a worry. Even right now un modded if I tune directly to their frequency 1400
> KHz they are only S-7
>
> So, the question is,,
>
> Is there a Mod that can be done to bring full sensitivity that this rig has
> back to the band between 1600 KHz and 500KHz?
>
> Right now at 500 KHz you can hear the background hisssss go from nothing to
> a S-5 as you cross over.
>
> At 1600KHz a station is there at S-9 to 10 Over yes at 1600.00 S-9 to 10
> Over But drop to 1599.99 it is still audible (barely) and S-0
>
> I'm an old AM broadcast band DXer, got my start in Radio doing that decades
> ago. and still like to do it.
>
> Is there a mod to bring this back to life?
>
> Joe WB9SBD
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