From kenw8ek at gmail.com Wed Apr 1 11:04:44 2015 From: kenw8ek at gmail.com (Ken Simpson, W8EK) Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2015 11:04:44 -0400 Subject: [Kenwood] 2 m multimode xcvr, power supply and more FS Message-ID: <551C090C.7030903@gmail.com> Kenwood Items For Sale: 2 meter multimode transceiver, heavy duty power supply, HT accessories, original boxes and manuals, and more Kenwood TS-711, multimode 2 meter transceiver: This unit is an FM, SSB, and CW transceiver for 2 meters. It has 40 memory channels, and up to 25 Watts of output power, which is continuously variable (no Hi or Low switch, but a front panel control to continuously vary power). Of course it will scan, and do the things one expects in a 2 meter rig. It has a GASFET in the front end for one of the best receivers I have ever used. The 120 V AC power supply as well as 13 V DC, is built in. The case looks very similar to a TS-440 or TS-450 HF rig. This particular unit is extremely nice. I do not find any scratches. It has the optional TU-5 subaudible tone PL encoder in it, so it can be used with modern repeaters. Original box, power cord and mic are included, with paper work in a very nice binder, for $495. Kenwood PS-30 power supply This 20 amp 13 V DC supply was originally made to go with the Kenwood TS-120/130 series of transceivers, but it also matches the TS-430/440, and is actually a much more rugged power supply than the PS-430 often used with the TS-430 or TS-440. It features large heat sinks and automatic overload reset. Ripple voltage is less than 20 mW at 13.8VDC 20 A. The PS-30 has a heavy duty power cord with the standard 6 pin molex connector as used by many Kenwood, Icom and some Yaesu rigs. It also has terminals on the back for lower current output, such as for a 2 meter or dual band rig. This one works fine and looks good as well. It includes paper work for $125. Kenwood "Soft Case" for HTs: SC-35 soft case For Kenwood TH-78 dual band HT. Looks like new. Only $12. SC-8 T soft case For Kenwood TH-21, TH-31, TH-41 series HTs. Like new condition. $10 Original Boxes for Kenwood VHF / UHF Rigs: The following original boxes for Kenwood equipment are available. They are all in very nice condition, and include the molded styrofoam inserts to protect the rig, plus the box itself. Original Box for Kenwood TM-221 two meter transceiver It is in very nice condition, and includes the molded styrofoam inserts to protect the rig, plus the box itself. $6 Original Box for TH-41, 440 MHz HT Complete with insert. Looks like new. $8 Original box for Kenwood TR-2600, Two meter HT Complete with insert. Looks like new. $8 Original box for TenTec 2591, Two meter HT Complete with insert. Looks like new. $8 Accessories for the Kenwood TH-21 / 31 / 41 series HTs: Antenna adapter that fits the TH-21 series HTs, and has an SO-239 on the other end, to accept a PL-259. $5 Antenna adapter that fits the TH-21 series HTs, and has a BNC on the other end. $8 Kenwood SC-8 T "Soft Case" for any of the TH-21 series HTs In bag, with original paper work. May be new. $10 Original Operating manual for TH-21 HT for 2 meters $8 Kenwood W09-0315 charger This charger is used to charge the larger PB-21 H batteries for the TH-21 series, and also on other Kenwood radios. It has a standard 2.1 mm coaxial connector. $12 Antennas for your HT: All rubber ducks are for 2 meters, are in good condition, and are $10 each, unless stated otherwise. BNC - As used on most HTs, 7 inches long BNC - Original Alinco EA0024, about 4 inches long BNC - Original from Kenwood TH-215, about 5 inches long BNC - "Stubby" about 4 1/2 inches long Type F connector - 6.5 inches long Threaded (as used by Motorola, etc.) - about 7 inches long BNC Stubby for 440 MHz, 3 inches long Threaded (as used by Motorola, etc.) stubby for 440 MHz Not a Rubber Duck, but can be used on your HT: Telescoping Antenna w/ BNC about 19 inches long can be used as a quarter wave antenna on 2 m, or on 220, or 450 MHz if telescoped shorter. $12 Original Manuals for Kenwood equipment: All manuals are in very nice condition, for Kenwood equipment. All are Operating manuals unless otherwise specified. All are original manuals only. SPECIAL: Buy two, three, or four of my books/manuals, and take 10% off. Buy five or more and take 20% off. TH-21 HT for 2 m, $8 TH-215/315/415 HT for 2 m, 220 MHz, or 440 MHz, $10 TH-225, 2 m HT, $12 TH-235, 2 m HT, $15 TH-241/441/541 mobile FM transceivers ...For 2 m, 440 MHz, & 1200 MHz, $12 TM-221/421 2 m or 440 MHz mobile, $12 TM-261/461 2m or 440 MHz mobile, $12 TM-2570/2550/2530 2 m mobile, $15 TR-2400, 2 m HT, $12 Service manual for TR-2600, 2 m HT, $12 TR-9000, 2 m multimode, $12 TS-120 S/V, HF xcvr, $20 TW-4000 dual band mobile, $15 Service manual for TW-4000 dual bander $20 TW-4100 dual band mobile, $15 BC-5 DC to DC quick charger $2 LF-30A Low Pass Filter $5 MC-30 & MC-35 hand microphones $4 MS-1 mobile stand $3 PB-1, PB-2, PB-3, & PB-4 battery packs $3 PB-24 battery pack for TR-2400 $2 PB-25 H battery pack for TR-2500 $2 PS-6 power supply $5 PS-30 power supply $4 SMC-24 speaker mic $3 SMC-25 speaker mic $3 SP-430 speaker $2 SP-820 Speaker $2 These are original Kenwood manuals only. Versi?n en espa?ol de Kenwood TM G-707 manual de Venta: Versi?n en espa?ol del Manual de Operaci?n para el Kenwood TM G-707 transmisor-receptor de banda dual Este es el manual de instrucciones original, en espa?ol. Parece que es bastante extensa y detallada. Es b?sicamente nuevo, s?lo se abre para observar que es s?lo en espa?ol. Es original de Kenwood. $ 8 m?s gastos de env?o de la Florida. Spanish Version of Kenwood TM G-707 manual: Spanish version of the Operating Manual for the Kenwood TM G-707 dual band transceiver This is the original operating manual only, in Spanish. It looks like it is quite extensive and detailed. It is basically new, only being opened to observe that it is in Spanish only. It is original from Kenwood. $8 I also have many other accessories available such as many different types of microphones, HTs, HF, VHF and UHF rigs, HF and VHF/UHF antennas, etc. Just too many to list here. Please e-mail your requests. Prices do not include shipping from Florida. Thanks. 73, Ken, W8EK Ken Simpson E-mail to W8EK at FLHam.net or W8EK at arrl.net Voice Phone (352) 732-8400 From ziv at radion.co.il Sun Apr 19 05:38:05 2015 From: ziv at radion.co.il (Ziv Amit) Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2015 09:38:05 +0000 Subject: [Kenwood] TS-480 - 50mhz ant 1or 2? Message-ID: <4FA8FFA41020A849B1162E001B48ED7F5C09678C@radionmail> Hi Is ant 1 is good for HF+50mhz or 50Mhz is used in ant 2 only? Ziv - 4Z4OQ From rbethman at comcast.net Sun Apr 19 13:28:01 2015 From: rbethman at comcast.net (rbethman) Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2015 13:28:01 -0400 Subject: [Kenwood] TS-480 - 50mhz ant 1or 2? In-Reply-To: <4FA8FFA41020A849B1162E001B48ED7F5C09678C@radionmail> References: <4FA8FFA41020A849B1162E001B48ED7F5C09678C@radionmail> Message-ID: <5533E5A1.2050107@comcast.net> Ziv, Look at your Owner's Manual on page 4. Connect HF/ 50 MHz antenna feed line to ANT 1. Regards, Bob - N0DGN On 4/19/2015 5:38 AM, Ziv Amit wrote: > Hi > > Is ant 1 is good for HF+50mhz or 50Mhz is used in ant 2 only? > > Ziv - 4Z4OQ From kenwood at mailman.qth.net Sun Apr 26 16:57:41 2015 From: kenwood at mailman.qth.net (chuck via Kenwood) Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2015 16:57:41 -0400 Subject: [Kenwood] Misc KENWOOD items for sale Message-ID: <14cf78577d1-1269-1b576@webprd-a40.mail.aol.com> Cleaning out my parts cabinet. Kenwood collectors/restorers might need these: 1. Knob KB-1 weighted knob for the TS-830S. In original box. $85.00 shipped 2. PC-1 Phone patch. Good to excellent condition. $20.00 + mailing cost. 3. Dial lamps for the TS-930SAT. Part # B30-0826-15. New in package. $12.00 shipped 4. Four new feet for the TS-930SAT. The front ones have the adjustable centers and the rear are just the original standard feet. $15.00 shipped. Payment by USPS money order. Shipped CONUS only. Many thanks. 73 de W4MIL Chuck ????? ???? From K2RJK at VERIZON.NET Mon Apr 27 08:47:01 2015 From: K2RJK at VERIZON.NET (Ray Keefe) Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2015 08:47:01 -0400 Subject: [Kenwood] TL922A help In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <553E2FC5.3040906@VERIZON.NET> Greetings to those who are much smarter than me. I recently picked up a nice clean, supposedly working TL922A. Plugged in on the bench to check it out with no radio attached. Yes, I should have put it on the Variac first and yes I declined the offer to test drive it at the sellers home b4 I bought it. The amp was in standby and set for CW. Hit the power switch and was greeted by SNAP, CRACKLE, POP, SIZZLE and HUM. Killed the power within 1-2 seconds. I know now why it was humming, it's because it didn't know the words to the song it was trying to sing. Opened it up. Reconnected it this time on a Variac. Watched one tube filament get nice and bright, the other dim. Smelled something getting warm this was at about 50vac input. Grabbed an IR thermometer, found the filament trans getting very hot 105f+. Shut it down again. Did more digging. Looked closely at the tubes the dim one grid folds looked discolored, possibly from overheating. These appear to be the original tubes from what I can determine from the date codes and paper work that came with the amp. Found C3 shorted, replaced it, bias/alc/relay voltage ok now just around 100vdc with little a/c ripple on it. Looked further and found L7 470uh choke blown out. Figured now it had a grid to filament short, took out C3, D1 checks ok. R22 checked a little low 3.9-4.0k. Located local source for the choke. With each step forward a new issue develops. Now with the hv safety defeated and no load/tubes installed. Started bringing up the ac again. At about 50vac, the panel meter shows about 100vdc, and a humming emits from probably the hv trans. Grabbed my IR thermometer and started probing the cap bank. Found R16 & R17 hitting 100f+ all the others 65F room temp. Ah, bad cap. Pulled the cap bank out, clipped one side of each resistor, all check at 47k as marked. Checked the caps on VOM, all slowly charge. Checked them all on my old Eico cap tester, all open the eye at rated voltage. No I don't have an ESR meter. Now that junction is where the CW/SSB tap of the HV trans connects. Any ideas of where to look next. I know I need at least one tube, the RF choke, I was about to order a cap bank from Harbach, but now put that on hold. Sorry for being long winded here, but wanted to get as much info out as possible. Reply to me off the reflector is ok too. Thanks for any ideas. Ray -- Check out my shop for handmade items for ham radio operators http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheWoodenHam See more completed work on Facebook The Wooden Ham From kenwood at mailman.qth.net Mon Apr 27 11:31:04 2015 From: kenwood at mailman.qth.net (George via Kenwood) Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2015 10:31:04 -0500 Subject: [Kenwood] TL922A help In-Reply-To: <553E2FC5.3040906@VERIZON.NET> References: <553E2FC5.3040906@VERIZON.NET> Message-ID: <1C2A7D37-68D0-40F1-AB0D-86AC8F929AC1@yahoo.com> Also check your socket for burned contacts and overheated springs that don?t grip the pins. George NE2I On Apr 27, 2015, at 7:47 AM, Ray Keefe wrote: > Greetings to those who are much smarter than me. I recently picked up a nice clean, supposedly working TL922A. Plugged in on the bench to check it out with no radio attached. Yes, I should have put it on the Variac first and yes I declined the offer to test drive it at the sellers home b4 I bought it. > > The amp was in standby and set for CW. Hit the power switch and was greeted by SNAP, CRACKLE, POP, SIZZLE and HUM. Killed the power within 1-2 seconds. I know now why it was humming, it's because it didn't know the words to the song it was trying to sing. > > Opened it up. Reconnected it this time on a Variac. Watched one tube filament get nice and bright, the other dim. Smelled something getting warm this was at about 50vac input. Grabbed an IR thermometer, found the filament trans getting very hot 105f+. Shut it down again. Did more digging. Looked closely at the tubes the dim one grid folds looked discolored, possibly from overheating. These appear to be the original tubes from what I can determine from the date codes and paper work that came with the amp. > > Found C3 shorted, replaced it, bias/alc/relay voltage ok now just around 100vdc with little a/c ripple on it. > > Looked further and found L7 470uh choke blown out. Figured now it had a grid to filament short, took out C3, D1 checks ok. R22 checked a little low 3.9-4.0k. Located local source for the choke. > > With each step forward a new issue develops. Now with the hv safety defeated and no load/tubes installed. Started bringing up the ac again. At about 50vac, the panel meter shows about 100vdc, and a humming emits from probably the hv trans. Grabbed my IR thermometer and started probing the cap bank. Found R16 & R17 hitting 100f+ all the others 65F room temp. Ah, bad cap. Pulled the cap bank out, clipped one side of each resistor, all check at 47k as marked. Checked the caps on VOM, all slowly charge. Checked them all on my old Eico cap tester, all open the eye at rated voltage. No I don't have an ESR meter. > > Now that junction is where the CW/SSB tap of the HV trans connects. Any ideas of where to look next. I know I need at least one tube, the RF choke, I was about to order a cap bank from Harbach, but now put that on hold. > > Sorry for being long winded here, but wanted to get as much info out as possible. Reply to me off the reflector is ok too. > > Thanks for any ideas. > Ray > > -- > Check out my shop for handmade items for ham radio operators http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheWoodenHam See more completed work on Facebook The Wooden Ham > ______________________________________________________________ > Kenwood mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/kenwood > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Kenwood at mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html From kenwood at mailman.qth.net Mon Apr 27 13:26:02 2015 From: kenwood at mailman.qth.net (chuck via Kenwood) Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2015 13:26:02 -0400 Subject: [Kenwood] TL922A help In-Reply-To: <1C2A7D37-68D0-40F1-AB0D-86AC8F929AC1@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <14cfbea0ef6-3a45-24a23@webprd-m108.mail.aol.com> And check the pins on the tubes. Overheated, they can become partially or completely unsoldered. 73 Chuck W4MIL ????? ???? -----Original Message----- From: George via Kenwood To: Ray Keefe Cc: kenwood Sent: Mon, Apr 27, 2015 11:31 am Subject: Re: [Kenwood] TL922A help Also check your socket for burned contacts and overheated springs that don?t grip the pins. George NE2I On Apr 27, 2015, at 7:47 AM, Ray Keefe wrote: > Greetings to those who are much smarter than me. I recently picked up a nice clean, supposedly working TL922A. Plugged in on the bench to check it out with no radio attached. Yes, I should have put it on the Variac first and yes I declined the offer to test drive it at the sellers home b4 I bought it. > > The amp was in standby and set for CW. Hit the power switch and was greeted by SNAP, CRACKLE, POP, SIZZLE and HUM. Killed the power within 1-2 seconds. I know now why it was humming, it's because it didn't know the words to the song it was trying to sing. > > Opened it up. Reconnected it this time on a Variac. Watched one tube filament get nice and bright, the other dim. Smelled something getting warm this was at about 50vac input. Grabbed an IR thermometer, found the filament trans getting very hot 105f+. Shut it down again. Did more digging. Looked closely at the tubes the dim one grid folds looked discolored, possibly from overheating. These appear to be the original tubes from what I can determine from the date codes and paper work that came with the amp. > > Found C3 shorted, replaced it, bias/alc/relay voltage ok now just around 100vdc with little a/c ripple on it. > > Looked further and found L7 470uh choke blown out. Figured now it had a grid to filament short, took out C3, D1 checks ok. R22 checked a little low 3.9-4.0k. Located local source for the choke. > > With each step forward a new issue develops. Now with the hv safety defeated and no load/tubes installed. Started bringing up the ac again. At about 50vac, the panel meter shows about 100vdc, and a humming emits from probably the hv trans. Grabbed my IR thermometer and started probing the cap bank. Found R16 & R17 hitting 100f+ all the others 65F room temp. Ah, bad cap. Pulled the cap bank out, clipped one side of each resistor, all check at 47k as marked. Checked the caps on VOM, all slowly charge. Checked them all on my old Eico cap tester, all open the eye at rated voltage. No I don't have an ESR meter. > > Now that junction is where the CW/SSB tap of the HV trans connects. Any ideas of where to look next. I know I need at least one tube, the RF choke, I was about to order a cap bank from Harbach, but now put that on hold. > > Sorry for being long winded here, but wanted to get as much info out as possible. Reply to me off the reflector is ok too. > > Thanks for any ideas. > Ray > > -- > Check out my shop for handmade items for ham radio operators http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheWoodenHam See more completed work on Facebook The Wooden Ham > ______________________________________________________________ > Kenwood mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/kenwood > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Kenwood at mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Kenwood mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/kenwood Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Kenwood at mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html