[Kenwood] TS-690 serial numbers

Thu Oct 11 00:25:50 EDT 2007

Hi Lynn,
Subtract 2 from the first digit in the serial number,
and that is the year of production. I think they came
out in 1991 (the QST review makes it sound like that)
and probably stopped production in 1997 when they were
replaced by the TS570. Having had both, the TS570 has
quite a few more features, but the TS690 has a much
better receiver and filter options. It is probably
one of the best rigs out there for 600ドル or less. A
real sleeper in the HF/6m rig market, and the
autotuner will load up a wet noodle.
73s John AA5JG
--- Lynn Baustian <L-Baustian at centurytel.net> wrote:
> Does anyone know how to figure when a TS-690s was
> manufactured. I am going 
> to look at one tomorrow and would like to know all I
> can before hand. When 
> were they first produced and when did the
> manufacture period end and how 
> does it relate to the serial number. One would
> think that someone would 
> have a table or spreadsheet with service bulliten
> notes etc.
>> Any help in advance would be greatly appreciated. 
> Thanks......Lynn WA7ADY
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