[OKDXA] Kenwood TS830

[Robert Redmon]

John,

Had one almost 30 years ago. Receiver was as good as most others of its 
day, only fair by today's standards. Much more susceptible to overload 
and mediocre filtering. Absolute pleasure to operate, though. Loved the 
smooth sounding receive audio. Nice agc. The VFO was excellent for its 
time, but you will notice some drift for the first several minutes. Very 
well made, beautiful fit and finish. Very reliable (back when they were 
new), not sure about now. Lots of guys replaced the driver tube 
regularly, but the 6146Bs seemed to last forever. Replaced it with an FT 
901DM. Replaced that with an IC 740. Replaced that with a TS930. Each 
was much better than the previous one. I wouldn't mind owning an 830 
again, but mostly for nostalgia.

73, Bob K5SM



John Geiger wrote:
> Has anyone on the list owned a Kenwood TS830 before?  If so, are the receivers in them as good as I often hear about?
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> 73s John AA5JG
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