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Kenwood TS-830 Amateur HF transceiver Manuals
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Kenwood TS-830 Amateur HF transceiver manuals available for free PDF download: Instruction Manual, Survival Manual
Kenwood TS-830 Survival Manual (38 pages)
Brand:
Kenwood
| Category:
Transceiver
| Size: 1.26 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
1 Preface
6
2 Read First
6
3 History of this Document
7
4 To-Do List
7
5 General Description
7
6 Problems and Known Fixes
8
Excessive Delay in Relay Control Signal to External Amplifier--Which Causes Hot Switching in the Amplifier's RF Relays
8
Frequency Drift
8
Frequency Drift During Warm-Up
9
TS-830S Frequency Drift - "FIX" Switch
9
Frequency Jumping
9
Intermittent Shift in Display and Operating Frequency
10
Intermittent ALC on Transmit
11
6.7.1 Problem 1: Intermittent ALC Indication [TX] on Only One Band
11
6.7.2 Problem 2: Intermittent ALC on Transmit
11
Lack of Crispness in Receive Audio
11
Lack of Crispness in Transmit Audio
12
No Power Output on most Bands
12
Noisy or Intermittent Front Panel Control Potentiometers [Pots]
12
On the AF-AVR Unit, the 4-Pole Relay Contacts Which Switch the Bias to the Finals May Fail after Extensive Use
12
Peak-Distortion in the RX Audio
13
Poor, Transmit, SSB Carrier-Suppression after Alignment
13
Power-Output Falls off When the Key Is Held down
13
Premature 12V Pilot Lamp Burnout
13
Rapid Jumps in VFO Frequency
14
Receive [RX] Signals Intermittently Drop Roughly 40 Db
14
Receiver AGC-Overshoot, Causing Receive Audio-Distortion on Voice-Peaks and Concurrent S-Meter Overshoot
14
Television Interference with the Radio Transmitting into a 50 Ohm, Shielded Termination
14
Receive Suffers or Goes out after QRO Modification
15
Transmitter "Talkback
15
7 Problems and Hints from Newsgroups
16
Beware of High Voltage
16
No Sidetone When Keying CW, VOX Doesn't Work on CW
16
Resistor Replacement after Grid-To-Cathode Short of the 6146 Tubes
16
Difference between 6146B und 6146W Tubes
16
Slow Power Drop-Off
17
Slow Power Drop-Off: Answer 1
17
Slow Power Drop-Off: Answer 2
17
Slow Power Drop-Off: Answer 3
17
Slow Power Drop-Off: Answer 4
18
Low Power Output
18
Low Power Output: Answer 1
18
Low Power Output: Answer 2
18
Low Power Output: Answer 3
18
Intermittend Drop of Power Output
19
Problem Peaking Drive Control
19
Intermittent Loss of Drive to Final
19
No Dip on the Plate Current and no or Small Output
20
Reducing Power Output to QRP-Like Levels, No.1
20
Reducing Power Output to QRP-Like Levels, No.2
20
Increasing Power Output / QRO-Modification, No.1
21
Increasing Power Output / QRO-Modification, No.2
21
Intermittent Loss of Audio
22
Final Tubes Replacement and Neutralization
22
Low Power Output on 160 M Only
22
Crystals for FIX Band Selection
23
Changed DRIVE Setting after Final Tubes Replacement Is Normal
23
Difference between TS-830 and TS-830 "Gold Label
23
Microphone Impedance Matching
23
Problem with TS-830 TX Relay
24
No Operation on WARC Bands
24
Receiver Signal Attenuation When Keying the Microphone or Rocking the Bandswitch
25
VOX Trip Problem
25
8 Maintenance Procedures
25
VFO Lubrication
25
Fan Lubrication
26
VBT [Variable {Selectivity} Bandwidth Tuning] Oscillator Alignment [Approx. 8375 Khz]
26
USB/LSB Carrier Oscillator Alignment
27
9 Modifications
27
AMTOR Modification
27
WARC Modification
28
RIT / XIT Modifications
28
VFO-230 Fine Tune Mod
28
TS-830S Low Voltage Supply Optional Improvements
28
Kenwood TS-830 Filter Modification
29
TS-830S Operation on 240 V AC
30
TS-830S Noise Blanker Optional Improvements
30
10 Product Reviews
31
Opinions and Ratings of TS-830 Owners
31
Great Radio, Rating: 5 of 5
31
I Miss Mine, Rating: 5 of 5
32
Good but Aging, Rating: 5 of 5
32
TS-830 the Best of the Best, Rating: 5 of 5
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Brilliant Audio from 830, Rating: 5 of 5
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Excellent Radio on the Used Market, Rating: 5 of 5
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Excellent Radio, Rating: 5 of 5
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A Quality Classic, Rating: 5 of 5
33
Still Impressive after All These Years, Rating: 5 of 5
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One of the very Best, Rating: 5 of 5
33
Will Never Say 'Goodbye', Rating: 5 of 5
33
Nice, Rating: 4 of 5
33
Nice Transceiver, Rating: 5 of 5
34
Great Rig. Rating: 5 of 5
34
Like Putting down a Friend; Rating. 5 of 5
34
Going Strong after 18 Years, Rating: 5 of 5
34
TS-830S Finals Last Forever, Rating: 5 of 5
34
Good Radio
35
11 Connectors and Plugs
36
12 Index
37
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KENWOOD TS-830 Instruction Manual (40 pages)
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| Category:
Transceiver
| Size: 5.07 MB
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