[Kenwood] TS-830 POOR receive

Thu Jul 1 07:20:54 EDT 2004

Stanley,
Check the receive side of the antenna T/R relay. I have worked on several '830s
where the T/R relay contacts on the receive side developed a very high DC
resistance, in excess of a megohm, as measured with an ohm meter. A very
effective attenuator, indeed! A quick cleaning with some DeoxIT on a strip of
card stock run through the contacts cures the problem.
Hoepfully your repair will be this simple. Good luck!
Ken, WA2LBI
wa2lbi at arrl.net
Quoting n1vap at charter.net:
> The receive audio is VERY VERY poor. I can only pickout one HIGH power
> religous station and legal limit cw stations(Ive only heard two and they were
> at the bottom of the 40m band). My coax is new and the antennas just had
> there yearly maintenence.(Cushcraft R5, Cushcraft 40-2CD skywalker)I have
> absolutely no problem with another rig.
> I love this radio and dont want to sacrafice it to the radio gods or spend a
> ton of money either. I checked r37 on the rf unit and shielded coax and
> connectors/crimp pins.
> Also did a thorough cleaning and checked all grounds.
> Any help you could provide would be greatly appreciated.
>>> Thanks and 73,
> Stanley - N1VAP
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