[Kenwood] TS-450SAT low receive

Tue Oct 24 23:55:29 EDT 2006

Tom Osborne wrote:
> Hi All
>> I have a pair of TS-450SAT's and one of them is real weak in receive.
>> I can tune in a station on radio 1 and it will deflect the S-meter to 
> S-9.
>> On radio 2 I can tune in the same station the S-meter will show about 
> S-3.
>> I can switch the RX M button to read db and both radios will show the 
> same deflection, from -20 to about the zero mark, but signals are WAY 
> down on radio 1. Any ideas out there? Thanks and 73.
> Tom W7WHY

Really stupid question - Have you made sure you don't have the RF 
attenuator engaged?