I have just joined this list as I picked up a Kenwood TS60 last week. So far it seems like a great 6 meter all mode. I also had one briefly last summer, and...
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Bill K0ZL
k0zl
Mar 1, 2005 6:35 pm
No processor, John. As long as there is no distortion on receive or transmit, the 50 and 60 series are good. bill ... ===== Flinging molten lead WORLDWIDE;...
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robolt
Mar 7, 2005 12:01 am
There hasn't been much activity by this group lately. Let's see if this generates some comments. Where have you travelled with your TS50? The more exotic the...
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John Geiger
johngeig
Mar 7, 2005 12:31 am
The microlight DX team took TS50s to South Georgia and South Sandwich islands in 2002. That gets pretty remote. I see they are going to Kergulean (SP?)-FT8 ...
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Ken Rawles
redmtnman
Mar 7, 2005 1:35 am
I am getting ready to install my " SLINKY " 10-80 mtr Dipole in my attic ( it will measure out 30 feet approx.)( It has 4 SLINKY coils over it's total...
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Jeff Richardson VA3QSL
va3qsl
Mar 7, 2005 2:37 am
Good topic Ralph, I rarely go on a vacation without my TS-50. I take the rig, an Alinco DM330 p/s and MFJ mobile tuner in a small padded aluminum box that...
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Bill K0ZL
k0zl
Mar 7, 2005 5:21 am
Don't forget the "twofer" rule. Two "honeydoos" equals one antenna hangin'. When it comes to money spent on the hobby vs. the house or other "fun" things, the...
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Joelle Dick
david_steeman
Mar 7, 2005 7:24 am
I bought my TS-50 to take it on IOTA expeditions. It has seen some 7 islands in France, 2 in Holland, and one in Sweden. It has alway served me well. My setup...
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Lane Giard
hometowncomp...
Mar 7, 2005 11:41 pm
Does anyone have a service manual they can send me for the AT-50 Tuner? Thanks...
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Richard Holder
richard_hold...
Mar 8, 2005 1:03 am
The AT-50 service manual is available at: http://mods.dk/view.php?ListManuals=kenwood ... Richard Holder ... No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked...
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N7ZXP
hometowncomp...
Mar 8, 2005 1:43 am
Thanks, Got it ... From: Richard Holder To: Kenwood_TS50@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 4:56 PM Subject: Re: [Kenwood_TS50] AT-50 Tuner The AT-50...
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Orin Durey
ojdurey
Mar 8, 2005 4:13 am
We have a High Flung "Fifty". We've taken our TS-50 to Alaska with us airmobile. It's mounted just in front of my pilot's seat in my Maule. We flew up into...
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Lane Giard
hometowncomp...
Mar 8, 2005 4:25 am
The coupler on the VR-2 came loose and I need to know the procedure to realign. Or do I just tighten it. I know it has moved. Thanks for your help. Lane N7ZXP...
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robolt
Mar 9, 2005 7:18 am
Well, you've all provided some very interesting stories. I'll bet there are many other unusual situations where the TS50 has been the radio of choice. We...
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Rik Hall
ve9rik
Mar 10, 2005 1:29 am
Hey I bought a TS-50 - bought it online - was not able to try it out, but the seller was (in my opinion) very reliable. I got it home today, hooked it up and...
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John Geiger
johngeig
Mar 10, 2005 2:14 am
Hi Rick, ... Use an external speaker, or wear headphones. I got my TS60 up and going today for the Eskip opening on 6, and it sounded great with headphones....
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Bill K0ZL
k0zl
Mar 10, 2005 3:32 am
... External speaker. Most new rigs are a little wimpy here. You may also have a "sun-fried" speaker, if the cone looks distorted, replace it. ... 80M is the...
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Bill K0ZL
k0zl
Mar 10, 2005 3:33 am
Darn John, that is spooky. I did NOT read your post before replying.. hi. ... When in doubt, MODIFY......
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james27613@...
james27613
Mar 10, 2005 10:15 pm
Hi, Program a few memories with the portions of the bands you like to operate on, then just fine tune to the frequency you want. 73 james ke4drn...
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Jim Dunstan
norlink88
Mar 10, 2005 11:52 pm
... Your right James. The memories can save other aspects such as mode, bandwidth, etc .... I operate 20M CW, PSK, and SSB. I have three memories which put...
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Rik Hall
ve9rik
Mar 11, 2005 1:51 am
Hey all - many thanks. Now I have to: 1 - get some head phones or an external speaker ( I wear hearing aids - so the speaker might tbe better, but I am...
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Jim Dunstan
norlink88
Mar 11, 2005 8:30 am
... As near as I can tell the accessory socket at the rear of the TS-50 is designed to connect to an automatic antenna tuner. The "Tune" button simply sends a...
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Bill K0ZL
k0zl
Mar 11, 2005 1:21 pm
ON 80 VS 75M... Back in the old days, I think we just had 3.5 to 3.7 Mhz or thereabouts, therefore it was called 80 meters. It's actually closer to 77.5...
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redmtnman
Mar 11, 2005 10:10 pm
Hi ALL ! Got my station up today!Using a " QRV SLINKYindoor attic Dipole antenna [stretched out over 30 feet] - Note: each coil is 67 feet X 4 for a total of...
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Bill K0ZL
k0zl
Mar 12, 2005 4:03 am
I would not use the B&W filter at all. Between the tuner, the rig's internal filters and the Slinky I think your harmonic energy will be minimum. The HP filter...
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Rik Hall
ve9rik
Mar 12, 2005 7:46 pm
Hi all OK - I got the tuner button working with the FKJ-945E just great. Today was a great day to "play radio" and I now have some questions: 1 - when I push...
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Dee Flint
deeflint
Mar 12, 2005 7:53 pm
I like to make one of the mic buttons do the power change function. ... From: Rik Hall To: Kenwood_TS50@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2005 2:46 PM ...
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Sven - DD1LI -
dd1li
Mar 12, 2005 8:53 pm
My 4Buttons are programmed as : A => TUNE B => CW / SSB / FM C => POWER D => TUNE I think it's easier to use the most needed 2-times on the outer side of the...
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Rik Hall
ve9rik
Mar 12, 2005 9:54 pm
Sven OK - can you explain "Tune" - is that not what the up and down buttons on top of the mike do?? RIk ... of the Mic.........
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Sven - DD1LI -
dd1li
Mar 13, 2005 12:27 pm
Hey Rik with the "tune"- bottun I mean the AT-Tune, to get a fast tune on trx-freq for my antenna. The four buttons on the front are programmable, take look at...
