From af5cc2 at gmail.com Tue Oct 3 11:40:42 2017 From: af5cc2 at gmail.com (John Geiger) Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2017 10:40:42 -0500 Subject: [Kenwood] FS: New Rigblaster Advantage Message-ID: I have for sale a new in the box Rigblaster Advantage. It came with a Kenwood TS2000 I bought and the seller said it was new. I haven't used it yet, at least. The Rigblaster Advantage allows you to do digital modes while also computer controlling your radio, and has a built in soundcard. It will also allow you to do true FSK RTTY so you can use the narrow filters in your radio. It also has many other features for digital modes and computer control, you can read more about it at: http://www.westmountainradio.com/product_info.php?products_id=rb_adv This one comes with the USB cable, the serial cable, and a 13 pin DIN jack cable, which is used in Kenwood rigs and the Icom 706 and 718 series. You can buy cables to fit other radios as well. The rigblaster and cables was in a smoking environment and has a slight cigarette odor to it, but I don't see any smoke residue on it. These sell new for $200 plus shipping. I am asking $120 shipped and can take paypal/check/MO. 73 John AF5CC From af5cc2 at gmail.com Wed Oct 4 13:31:43 2017 From: af5cc2 at gmail.com (John Geiger) Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2017 12:31:43 -0500 Subject: [Kenwood] Testing the TNC in a Kenwood TS2000 Message-ID: Is there an easy way to test whether the TNC in the TS2000 is working or not? We don't have a DX cluster in town, so I can't use the DX spots function. Will the TS2000 decode APRS data, and if so, how do I have to set that up? Also, I have a Kenwood TH-D7A HT that does packet. Is there a way to set it up to send a message to the TS2000 that the TS2000 could decode if the TNC was working? I am trying to get the TS2000 going on Sky Command, and I have all the settings correct, as far as I can see, but I can't get it working, and I am wondering if the TNC in the TS2000 isn't working correctly. The TH-D7A is decoding other's APRS messages, so it is decoding ok, and when I try to start Sky Command, the TH-D7A does sent out a packet burst, and the TS2000 shows that it is receiving the signal on the subreceiver, but it never seems to send any data back to the TH-D7A. Any help on how to test the TNC in the TS2000 would be most appreciated. 73 John AF5CC From oldrotorheadsarge at outlook.com Wed Oct 4 13:44:16 2017 From: oldrotorheadsarge at outlook.com (Robert Bethman) Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2017 17:44:16 +0000 Subject: [Kenwood] Testing the TNC in a Kenwood TS2000 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Go to page 49 of the TS-2000 Manual. It requires a computer to be attached through the DB-9 ( RS-232), connector. You have to use Hyperterm or such from an older computer. Newer Operating Systems do NOT have this! Not all commands are available! Regards, N0DGN On 10/4/2017 1:31 PM, John Geiger wrote: Is there an easy way to test whether the TNC in the TS2000 is working or not? We don't have a DX cluster in town, so I can't use the DX spots function. Will the TS2000 decode APRS data, and if so, how do I have to set that up? Also, I have a Kenwood TH-D7A HT that does packet. Is there a way to set it up to send a message to the TS2000 that the TS2000 could decode if the TNC was working? I am trying to get the TS2000 going on Sky Command, and I have all the settings correct, as far as I can see, but I can't get it working, and I am wondering if the TNC in the TS2000 isn't working correctly. The TH-D7A is decoding other's APRS messages, so it is decoding ok, and when I try to start Sky Command, the TH-D7A does sent out a packet burst, and the TS2000 shows that it is receiving the signal on the subreceiver, but it never seems to send any data back to the TH-D7A. Any help on how to test the TNC in the TS2000 would be most appreciated. 73 John AF5CC ______________________________________________________________ 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 wa6nhc at gmail.com Wed Oct 4 14:44:33 2017 From: wa6nhc at gmail.com (Rick WA6NHC) Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2017 11:44:33 -0700 Subject: [Kenwood] Testing the TNC in a Kenwood TS2000 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: For systems that do not have Hyperterm anymore, you can download and use PUTTY for serial terminal comms (and more). Rick nhc On 10/4/2017 10:44 AM, Robert Bethman wrote: > Go to page 49 of the TS-2000 Manual. It requires a computer to be attached through the DB-9 ( RS-232), connector. You have to use Hyperterm or such from an older computer. Newer Operating Systems do NOT have this! > > Not all commands are available! > > Regards, N0DGN From oldrotorheadsarge at outlook.com Wed Oct 4 15:40:45 2017 From: oldrotorheadsarge at outlook.com (Robert Bethman) Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2017 19:40:45 +0000 Subject: [Kenwood] Testing the TNC in a Kenwood TS2000 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thanks, Pass it on to John! I have not connected my TS-2000 to a computer other than to upgrade the firmware. I happen to have the USB to DB-9 cable to allow such. Regards, N0DGN On 10/4/2017 2:44 PM, Rick WA6NHC wrote: For systems that do not have Hyperterm anymore, you can download and use PUTTY for serial terminal comms (and more). Rick nhc On 10/4/2017 10:44 AM, Robert Bethman wrote: Go to page 49 of the TS-2000 Manual. It requires a computer to be attached through the DB-9 ( RS-232), connector. You have to use Hyperterm or such from an older computer. Newer Operating Systems do NOT have this! Not all commands are available! Regards, N0DGN ______________________________________________________________ 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 JimMiller at STL-OnLine.Net Thu Oct 5 10:02:15 2017 From: JimMiller at STL-OnLine.Net (Jim Miller) Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2017 09:02:15 -0500 Subject: [Kenwood] Testing the TNC in a Kenwood TS2000 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <007501d33de2$8d00a7d0$a701f770$@STL-OnLine.Net> If you have RMS for messaging, you can go to HELP and select "simple Terminal". You can decode APRS or go an active packet frequency and monitor ("MON ON" and "MCOM ON"). Odd frequencies from 144.01 to 145.09. For my area 145.01 and 145.07 and 145.09. 73, Jim KG0KP -----Original Message----- From: kenwood-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:kenwood-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of John Geiger Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2017 12:32 PM To: kenwood at mailman.qth.net Subject: [Kenwood] Testing the TNC in a Kenwood TS2000 Is there an easy way to test whether the TNC in the TS2000 is working or not? We don't have a DX cluster in town, so I can't use the DX spots function. Will the TS2000 decode APRS data, and if so, how do I have to set that up? Also, I have a Kenwood TH-D7A HT that does packet. Is there a way to set it up to send a message to the TS2000 that the TS2000 could decode if the TNC was working? I am trying to get the TS2000 going on Sky Command, and I have all the settings correct, as far as I can see, but I can't get it working, and I am wondering if the TNC in the TS2000 isn't working correctly. The TH-D7A is decoding other's APRS messages, so it is decoding ok, and when I try to start Sky Command, the TH-D7A does sent out a packet burst, and the TS2000 shows that it is receiving the signal on the subreceiver, but it never seems to send any data back to the TH-D7A. Any help on how to test the TNC in the TS2000 would be most appreciated. 73 John AF5CC ______________________________________________________________ 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 w9bu_lists at rlburns.net Fri Oct 6 06:53:01 2017 From: w9bu_lists at rlburns.net (Bob Burns W9BU) Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2017 06:53:01 -0400 Subject: [Kenwood] Testing the TNC in a Kenwood TS2000 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Connect a serial cable from your computer to the DB-9 connector on the radio. As I recall, there is also a few set up items in the radio's menu to enable the internal TNC and set its baud rate (use 1200). Put the sub-band on a 2m packet frequency. Run a terminal emulation program, such as PuTTY or TeraTerm, on your computer and have it connect to the COM port that is connected to the radio. Try setting the terminal program to 9600 baud and hit the enter key a few times or cycle power on the radio. You should see a copyright message from the firmware in the TNC. You should also get a "cmd:" prompt. There may be packet activity in your area that you don't know about. Tune to 145.01, 145.03, or 145.05 and listen. The radio's internal TNC should decode whatever local packet activity the radio hears. You can also tune to 144.39 MHz to see if there is local APRS activity. Your TNC will decode that, too. You may have to send the MON ON command at the cmd: prompt to get the TNC to display what it hears. If you get that far, then we can take further steps. Sorry, I can't help you with SkyCommand as that's not something I ever messed with. Bob... On 10/4/2017 1:31 PM, John Geiger wrote: > Is there an easy way to test whether the TNC in the TS2000 is working or > not? We don't have a DX cluster in town, so I can't use the DX spots > function. Will the TS2000 decode APRS data, and if so, how do I have to > set that up? > > Also, I have a Kenwood TH-D7A HT that does packet. Is there a way to set > it up to send a message to the TS2000 that the TS2000 could decode if the > TNC was working? I am trying to get the TS2000 going on Sky Command, and I > have all the settings correct, as far as I can see, but I can't get it > working, and I am wondering if the TNC in the TS2000 isn't working > correctly. The TH-D7A is decoding other's APRS messages, so it is decoding > ok, and when I try to start Sky Command, the TH-D7A does sent out a packet > burst, and the TS2000 shows that it is receiving the signal on the > subreceiver, but it never seems to send any data back to the TH-D7A. > > Any help on how to test the TNC in the TS2000 would be most appreciated. > > 73 John AF5CC > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 wa1rkt at comcast.net Fri Oct 6 07:03:51 2017 From: wa1rkt at comcast.net (Rick Poole) Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2017 07:03:51 -0400 Subject: [Kenwood] Displaying trapezoidal pattern on SM-230 Message-ID: When Kenwood went from the SM-220 monitor scope to the SM-230, for some inexplicable reason they removed the ability to display trapezoidal patterns (for verifying the linearity of your amplifier). Anybody know if there is a way to add that capability back, perhaps with a third-party signal-pickoff device and/or some obscure setting on the SM-230? -- Rick WA1RKT Londonderry, NH Catch me on 14.300 MHz Intercon / MMSN most days From af5cc2 at gmail.com Sun Oct 8 15:18:43 2017 From: af5cc2 at gmail.com (John Geiger) Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2017 14:18:43 -0500 Subject: [Kenwood] FS: Kenwood PG-2Z power cord Message-ID: I have for sale a Kenwood PG-2Z 6 1/2 foot long power cord. This is the stock power cord for several Kenwood radios that use the 6 pin Molex connector. It will work with Icom, Yaesu, and Alinco radios that have the 6 pin connector as well. It has ring terminals on the power supply end. These sell new for $38 plus shipping. I am asking $25 shipped and can take paypal/check/MO. 73 John AF5CC From af5cc2 at gmail.com Mon Oct 9 13:58:45 2017 From: af5cc2 at gmail.com (John Geiger) Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2017 12:58:45 -0500 Subject: [Kenwood] WTB: Kenwood TH-F6A HT antenna Message-ID: I am looking to purchase a Kenwood TH-F6A antenna if someone replaced theirs and have no use for the stock antenna. I need this for a 2m/1.25m/70cm and don't want a longer one like some of the aftermarket ones are. 73 John AF5CC From thompson at mindspring.com Mon Oct 9 15:11:24 2017 From: thompson at mindspring.com (Dave Thompson) Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2017 15:11:24 -0400 (GMT-04:00) Subject: [Kenwood] TR7400 mic Message-ID: <13339468.5431.1507576284460@elwamui-hound.atl.sa.earthlink.net> A new ham just got a TR7400 2 meter rig with no mic. I told him to get a manual from a manual vendor. This rig requires a 4 pin kenwood mic. Will any kenwood 4 pin work or is there a specific mic for this rig? 73 Dave K4JRB From clif at avvid.com Mon Oct 9 15:18:46 2017 From: clif at avvid.com (Clif Holland) Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2017 14:18:46 -0500 Subject: [Kenwood] TR7400 mic In-Reply-To: <13339468.5431.1507576284460@elwamui-hound.atl.sa.earthlink.net> References: <13339468.5431.1507576284460@elwamui-hound.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Message-ID: <5d6161f2-57f0-ded4-59af-5fb2c687ab82@avvid.com> Any Kenwood 4 pin will work. If you can't find one wire up a cheap CB mike. Pin 1 Audio Pin 2 PTT Pin 3 PTT Gnd Pin 4 Audio Gnd 3 & 4 can be jumpered. Clif Holland KA5IPF www.avvid.com 214-850-0973 On 10/9/2017 2:11 PM, Dave Thompson wrote: > A new ham just got a TR7400 2 meter rig with no mic. I told him to get a manual from a manual vendor. This rig requires a 4 pin kenwood mic. Will any kenwood 4 pin work or is there a specific mic for this rig? > > 73 Dave K4JRB > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to clif at avvid.com > From af5cc2 at gmail.com Sat Oct 14 23:38:53 2017 From: af5cc2 at gmail.com (John Geiger) Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2017 22:38:53 -0500 Subject: [Kenwood] Kenwood TS870 manual and extra documents for sale Message-ID: I just picked up a used Kenwood TS870 at a very good price, and it came with 2 copies of the manual and lots of other documents that I really don't need, so hope someone else can use them. In addition to a copy of the operator manual, in very good condition, here is what else I have for sale: TS870 In-depth manual-27 pages, where it describes the DSP system and many of its controls in much more detail than in the operators manual. It doesn't just tell what they do, but how they do it. This looks brand new. TS870 Radio Control Program Quick Start Guide-This tells how to use the RCP radio control program software. 16 pages, looks brand new. I do not have the RCP software with it, though. The glossy color Kenwood product brochure for the TS870. Tells about the DSP system, its different features, and the menu items. I will sell of these documents for $25 shipped. I can take paypal/check/MO. BTW what do others think of the TS870? I have only had a few hours to play with it so far. 73 John AF5CC From K3AC at aol.com Sun Oct 15 00:37:27 2017 From: K3AC at aol.com (K3AC at aol.com) Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2017 00:37:27 -0400 Subject: [Kenwood] Kenwood TS870 manual and extra documents for sale Message-ID: <169b8a.5129293e.47144007@aol.com> IMO, the TS-870 was a decent 1st gen. DSP HF rig but not up to the Rx performance of the current KW HF line. Lack of variable DNR was a drawback, as was the max fixed 1KHz BW on CW. This was all improved when it was replaced by the TS-590/990. Bob, K3AC In a message dated 10/14/2017 11:41:17 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, af5cc2 at gmail.com writes: I just picked up a used Kenwood TS870 at a very good price, and it came with 2 copies of the manual and lots of other documents that I really don't need, so hope someone else can use them. In addition to a copy of the operator manual, in very good condition, here is what else I have for sale: TS870 In-depth manual-27 pages, where it describes the DSP system and many of its controls in much more detail than in the operators manual. It doesn't just tell what they do, but how they do it. This looks brand new. TS870 Radio Control Program Quick Start Guide-This tells how to use the RCP radio control program software. 16 pages, looks brand new. I do not have the RCP software with it, though. The glossy color Kenwood product brochure for the TS870. Tells about the DSP system, its different features, and the menu items. I will sell of these documents for $25 shipped. I can take paypal/check/MO. BTW what do others think of the TS870? I have only had a few hours to play with it so far. 73 John AF5CC ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to k3ac at aol.com From af5cc2 at gmail.com Tue Oct 17 11:24:17 2017 From: af5cc2 at gmail.com (John Geiger) Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 10:24:17 -0500 Subject: [Kenwood] FS: Kenwood MC-80 Desk Mic Message-ID: I have for sale a Kenwood MC-80 desk microphone in good condition. This model is for the 8 pin round mic jack Kenwoods, so it will work fine with the Kenwood TS2000, TS870, TS850, TS590, TS570, TS950 and many other models. It will work with the TS480 but you need the RJ45 to 8 pin round adaptor. It has UP/DOWN frequency buttons on it, and a lock button to lock it in transmit for longer transmissions, as well as the PTT button. This mic has plenty of gain with it. I didn't need the processor on when using it with my Kenwood TS870. It doesn't have the foam wind screen on it, but you can use it without, or those are very inexpensive to replace. I am asking $50 shipped for it and can take paypal/check/MO. 73 John AF5CC From af5cc2 at gmail.com Sun Oct 22 22:26:29 2017 From: af5cc2 at gmail.com (John Geiger) Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 02:26:29 +0000 Subject: [Kenwood] Noise blanker recommendations Message-ID: I was making a rather serious (given my small antennas) effort today in the Illinois QSO Party and had to deal with this intermittent noise I have here for pretty much the entire contest. It is a raspy, hash type noise that will be on for 2 or 3 seconds, then will end, but come back every 20 to 30 seconds. I have figured out it is not in my house, and doesn't seem to be power line noise. At one time I thought I had localized it to a house about 4 houses to the west of me, but the house is now unoccupied, but the noise is still there. Anyways, I was using the Kenwood TS950SD which I just picked up, and it is a great rig with lots of receiver tools. The noise blanker pretty much knocked out the noise, but it also produced plenty of IMD products when the band got busy and put a raspy sound on many of the signals, so I was having to turn the NB off and on trying to make the signals as best as I could with this noise. Even engaged the attenuator a few times on 40m which helped a little, but also weakened signals. I have had a slight windfall recently and can afford to get a newer, better rig if I want. Are there any recent Kenwoods that have noise blankers that take out many different types of noise, but don't mess with the receive signals and receiver dynamic range? I wonder if the DSP based noise blankers are better? An older rig would be ok also if it would meet those criteria. 73 John AF5CC From af5cc2 at gmail.com Mon Oct 23 13:02:34 2017 From: af5cc2 at gmail.com (John Geiger) Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 12:02:34 -0500 Subject: [Kenwood] FS: Kenwood TS950 technical and control manuals Message-ID: I have for sale the Kenwood TS950S Technical Information manual, which is a glossy, colored, 63 page manual describing the different circuits in the TS950, how they work, and also discusses the accessories available for the 950. I also have the TS950 external control instruction manual which gives some information how about the control the TS950 using computer control. I am asking $20 shipped for both manuals. If you have a Kenwood TS950S, these would be a nice addition to your library. 73 Jon AF5CC From af5cc2 at gmail.com Tue Oct 24 17:33:30 2017 From: af5cc2 at gmail.com (John Geiger) Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2017 16:33:30 -0500 Subject: [Kenwood] Some TS590SG questions Message-ID: I am thinking about upgrading rigs and am looking seriously at the TS590SG. How well do the Noise Blankers work on the 590? I see that it has both a hardware and DSP based NBs. Are they pretty good at taking out RFI crud and noise? Does the noise blanker distort the receive audio when engaged, or affect the receiver IMDR, so IMD products are generated when the band is busy? The noise blanker in the TS950 is good at taking out noise, but the receiver really suffers also. Also, has anyone used the DRV jack in the back of the radio to hookup another radio and do dual receive? That is what I am planning to do with it. The manual says that there is a small amount of RF on that jack during transmit. I am assuming that it isn't enough to damage the other receiver. I tried it with a TS870 I used to have, and a TS2000 I still have, and it seemed to work pretty well with that setup. Anything else good or bad I should know about the TS590SG? 73 John AF5CC From k8vf_mark at centurytel.net Tue Oct 24 19:48:49 2017 From: k8vf_mark at centurytel.net (mark kenward) Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2017 19:48:49 -0400 Subject: [Kenwood] Some TS590SG questions In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <89.EA.11431.E51DFE95@smtp01.onyx.dfw.sync.lan> I had an original 590 and noise blankers didn?t work for me. I traded for an SG and it completely takes out MY horse fence with no artifacts. Digital blanker also works , but I only use it on Farmer?s corn and bean dryers?lots of noise from them. No distortion at my station. Best of luck. K8VF Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: John Geiger Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2017 5:34 PM To: TS-590S at yahoogroups.com; kenwood at mailman.qth.net Subject: [Kenwood] Some TS590SG questions I am thinking about upgrading rigs and am looking seriously at the TS590SG. How well do the Noise Blankers work on the 590? I see that it has both a hardware and DSP based NBs. Are they pretty good at taking out RFI crud and noise? Does the noise blanker distort the receive audio when engaged, or affect the receiver IMDR, so IMD products are generated when the band is busy? The noise blanker in the TS950 is good at taking out noise, but the receiver really suffers also. Also, has anyone used the DRV jack in the back of the radio to hookup another radio and do dual receive? That is what I am planning to do with it. The manual says that there is a small amount of RF on that jack during transmit. I am assuming that it isn't enough to damage the other receiver. I tried it with a TS870 I used to have, and a TS2000 I still have, and it seemed to work pretty well with that setup. Anything else good or bad I should know about the TS590SG? 73 John AF5CC ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to k8vf_mark at centurytel.net From sq6ms at o2.pl Wed Oct 25 04:28:50 2017 From: sq6ms at o2.pl (=?UTF-8?Q?SQ6MS_Maciek?=) Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 10:28:50 +0200 Subject: [Kenwood] =?utf-8?q?Odp=3A__Some_TS590SG_questions?= In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <44a8630d7f1e417f8463d1aecccb016f@grupawp.pl> NB is working much better than in my previous two Kenwoods (850S and 450) Of course it will not remove all of the noise, especially random noise. I don`t know about IMDR degradation or IMD products - didn`t measure them but effect on receiving signal is sometimes noticable. It hardly depends on signal to noise level and NB level setting. Good thing is that in TS590SG you can engage IF NB, DSP NB or both at the same time. For DRV output it is working very well. There are plenty of informations on the web covering this. Just with the other TRX as a spare receiver you have to be carefull not to do opposite -? destroying the DRV output by transmitting on your spare/second (T)RX? Vy73`s de Maciek ... --.- -.... -- ... Dnia 24 pa?dziernika 2017 23:34 John Geiger < af5cc2 at gmail.com > napisa?(a): I am thinking about upgrading rigs and am looking seriously at the TS590SG. ?How well do the Noise Blankers work on the 590? ?I see that it has both a hardware and DSP based NBs. ?Are they pretty good at taking out RFI crud and noise? ?Does the noise blanker distort the receive audio when engaged, or affect the receiver IMDR, so IMD products are generated when the band is busy? ?The noise blanker in the TS950 is good at taking out noise, but the receiver really suffers also. Also, has anyone used the DRV jack in the back of the radio to hookup another radio and do dual receive? That is what I am planning to do with it. ?The manual says that there is a small amount of RF on that jack during transmit. ?I am assuming that it isn't enough to damage the other receiver. ?I tried it with a TS870 I used to have, and a TS2000 I still have, and it seemed to work pretty well with that setup. Anything else good or bad I should know about the TS590SG? 73 John AF5CC ______________________________ Kenwood mailing list Home: mailman.qth.net mailman.qth.net Help: mailman.qth.net mailman.qth.net Post: mailto:Kenwood at mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: www.qsl.net www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: www.qsl.net www.qsl.net Message delivered to sq6ms at o2.pl From n2icarrl at gmail.com Wed Oct 25 10:46:29 2017 From: n2icarrl at gmail.com (Steve London) Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 08:46:29 -0600 Subject: [Kenwood] Some TS590SG questions In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <59F0A3C5.9000105@arrl.net> I have both a TS-590S and a TS-590SG. I also owned two TS-950SDX's for 15 years before I bought the 590's. Comment in-line. 73, Steve, N2IC On 10/24/2017 03:33 PM, John Geiger wrote: > I am thinking about upgrading rigs and am looking seriously at the > TS590SG. How well do the Noise Blankers work on the 590? I see that it > has both a hardware and DSP based NBs. Are they pretty good at taking out > RFI crud and noise? Yes, but... > Does the noise blanker distort the receive audio when > engaged, or affect the receiver IMDR, so IMD products are generated when > the band is busy? Absolutely. You can adjust the the NB level and sometimes obtain a reasonable compromise. > The noise blanker in the TS950 is good at taking out > noise, but the receiver really suffers also. > > Also, has anyone used the DRV jack in the back of the radio to hookup > another radio and do dual receive? Yes. I use it to provide an antenna to an SDRPlay RSP1, which then drives Waterfall Bandmap software to obtain a waterfall display. > That is what I am planning to do with > it. The manual says that there is a small amount of RF on that jack during > transmit. I am assuming that it isn't enough to damage the other > receiver. No problem with excessive RF into the RSP1. I have also used it to provide a receive-only antenna to the TS-590S. No problem. > I tried it with a TS870 I used to have, and a TS2000 I still > have, and it seemed to work pretty well with that setup. > > Anything else good or bad I should know about the TS590SG? As seems to be the case with USB ports in general, it is sensitive to nearby lightning (within 1/10 mile) when it is connected to another device (i.e. a computer). The USB ports on both the 590S and the 590SG have been fried. At least the SG was still under warranty. On the air, I can not tell any difference between the 590S and the 590SG. However, the TX-RX unit is quite different between the two radios. From kgordon2006 at frontier.com Sun Oct 22 01:48:39 2017 From: kgordon2006 at frontier.com (Kenneth G. Gordon) Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2017 05:48:39 -0000 Subject: [Kenwood] TS-450S woes. Message-ID: <59EC3137.16199.7F1FD2@kgordon2006.frontier.com> A good friend has a nice TS-450S, which has begun to have problems with the audio in transmit. The ALC reading pegs out or drops to zero with no setting in between. In other words, it cannot be set so that a normal voice is centered in the ALC scale. It is either all or nothing, so to speak. Furthermore, on the air, both with the original hand-mike, and with a correctly wired Turner Plus 3 which I have successfully used with my own Kenwood rigs, the audio sounds distorted most of the time, like some audio stage is being overdriven. Is this a common problem with the TS-450S and if so, where would one begin to look? Also, is there someone who still services these in case my friend, Bob Isenberg KL2JY, needs to send it off? Ken W7EKB From marty at kj4lqx.com Thu Oct 26 20:30:45 2017 From: marty at kj4lqx.com (Marty Grove) Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2017 20:30:45 -0400 Subject: [Kenwood] TS-450S woes. In-Reply-To: <59EC3137.16199.7F1FD2@kgordon2006.frontier.com> References: <59EC3137.16199.7F1FD2@kgordon2006.frontier.com> Message-ID: <9027d79d-0d13-04f5-69cd-0bea4c274e78@KJ4LQX.com> Hello Ken. I'll offer up a one-word response:? Clif Holland, KA5IPF I guess that's more than one word, but I highly recommend Clif for all things Kenwood when it comes to Kenwood HF radios.? For a sick radio, I would shoot him an email with the symptoms and after an exchange or two you might want to send the radio to him.? He serviced my TS-440S several years ago and I could not have been any happier with his service.? He has an impeccable reputation for assisting us Kenwood folks all across the Internet.? You can find his contact info on his website:? http://www.avvid.com/ He'll treat you (i.e. your friend) right! Marty - KJ4LQX ** On 10/22/2017 01:48 AM, Kenneth G. Gordon wrote: > A good friend has a nice TS-450S, which has begun to have problems with the audio in > transmit. The ALC reading pegs out or drops to zero with no setting in between. In other > words, it cannot be set so that a normal voice is centered in the ALC scale. It is either all or > nothing, so to speak. > > Furthermore, on the air, both with the original hand-mike, and with a correctly wired Turner > Plus 3 which I have successfully used with my own Kenwood rigs, the audio sounds distorted > most of the time, like some audio stage is being overdriven. > > Is this a common problem with the TS-450S and if so, where would one begin to look? > > Also, is there someone who still services these in case my friend, Bob Isenberg KL2JY, > needs to send it off? > > Ken W7EKB > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to marty at kj4lqx.com From ka9dvl1 at comcast.net Fri Oct 27 08:48:03 2017 From: ka9dvl1 at comcast.net (=?utf-8?Q?ka9dvl1=40comcast.net?=) Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2017 08:48:03 -0400 Subject: [Kenwood] TS-450S woes. Message-ID: Had this issue with a 690 (same radio) Maybe 10-12 years ago If it's the same issue it was not overly common but I've heard about it from others. I doubt the boards are available anymore. But it was intermittent, I also noticed on mine when the xmit audio went goofy the receive did also. Wound up being the main mixer board if memory is correct Ritch Sent from XFINITY Connect Mobile App ------ Original Message ------ From: Kenneth G. Gordon To: Kenwood at mailman.qth.net Sent: October 26, 2017 at 7:36 PM Subject: [Kenwood] TS-450S woes. A good friend has a nice TS-450S, which has begun to have problems with the audio in transmit. The ALC reading pegs out or drops to zero with no setting in between. In other words, it cannot be set so that a normal voice is centered in the ALC scale. It is either all or nothing, so to speak. Furthermore, on the air, both with the original hand-mike, and with a correctly wired Turner Plus 3 which I have successfully used with my own Kenwood rigs, the audio sounds distorted most of the time, like some audio stage is being overdriven. Is this a common problem with the TS-450S and if so, where would one begin to look? Also, is there someone who still services these in case my friend, Bob Isenberg KL2JY, needs to send it off? Ken W7EKB ______________________________________________________________ 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 Ple ase help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to ka9dvl1 at comcast.net