[Kenwood] What's wrong with my kenwood....

Mon Jul 30 16:30:15 EDT 2007

Chuck:
You might e-mail Clif at Avvid in Mabank Texas. He's a Kenwood warranty 
station. clif at avvid.com
He used to be located in Dallas and later in Irving TX.
Clif has worked on my 830, 430, and other rigs of mine and he comes very 
highly recommended, both by me and many other members on the kenwood 
list and hams around the Dallas/Fort Worth TX area..
Tom, WW5L
Chuck Adkins wrote:
> So, I don't get 500 e-mails from people asking me what's wrong with it. 
> I will tell it all over again.
>> I developed a problem with the radio. The recieve would cut out and if I 
> transmitted the SWR at the Radio would peg out to infinity.
>> A person, whom I will not mention, because I don't want to get sued, 
> told me to try spraying and tweaking the pot on the TCXO board. There's 
> an voltage adjustment, it's a variable cap there, I did. I guess I had 
> the wrong tool, because it didn't help. rig sat for year and a half, 
> finally, my buddy, who's a tinkerer, tried replacing that variable cap. 
> and the radio played for 1 day and is now doing what it was doing before 
> I ever messed with it.
>> I understand that the board that the TCXO unit is on, has been 
> discontinued... But the TCXO unit itself is available.
>> Do I want to sell it? No, I'd like to get the goddamned thing to work, 
> so, I can use the radio. But, I don't want to be stuck with a Radio, 
> that you cannot get parts for.
>> My current situation is, I'm 35 years old and unemployed. I'm a 
> political Blogger and upstart writer. I'd like to do it for a living.
>> Do I have the money to go get another radio, like a Icom Pro 3? No. I do 
> not. I've already had a few people say, "if you want to get rid of it, 
> let me know..."
>> What they really are saying is, If you wanna sell it for 100 bucks for 
> parts, let me know, please, vultures, don't make me laugh... ok? I'm not 
> an idiot.
>> The Radio's Serial number is 61000044, Don't know what that has to do 
> with price of tea in china, but there it is...
>> I've got a friend, Matt, KD8GUI, who's offering to get the part I need 
> and put in it and align the rig for me, and yes, he does have the needed 
> equipment.
>> Once it's fixed, will I sell it? I might. I'm not giving the radio away, 
> so, the flapping radio vultures need not e-mail me, looking to scam me 
> out of a radio, thank you. I'd consider a trade on a new rig and a power 
> supply to run it. (as I only have a 14 amp pyramid power supply, that 
> looks like it's been through a war...) Pro 3 would be nice, but, I'd 
> have to get all new mics and other stuff that I need... the 570DG would 
> be nice, but I'd have to get a filter and the optional TCXO unit for it. 
> royal PITA, The pro makes more sense, because there's no optional stuff. 
> (except maybe a desk mic...)
>> Anyways, there's the answers...
>> If anyone wants to do a serious trade and not try and pull a scam, let 
> me know....
>> VY 73
>> -Chuck K8CPA
> Lincoln Park, Michigan - Home of the wierdo's and burn outs...
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