Yeah, I won't bother with the narrow SSB filter for sure, I had the SSB
filter in my TS-440 and it's a little too narrow to listen to.
I don't need another radio, that makes 5 HF radios, but I bought it to fix,
it has a couple minor problems, and I may hang on to it for special events
and field day or something possibly, or just something to play with now and
then. I used to get mad at myself for having more UHF/VHF radios than HF
when I like HF better, now, I think, not counting the HT's, now, I think I
have more HF radios. lol If I'm not there I"ll have to get rid of a VHF one
because I have no room for another HF radio.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 9:31 PM
Subject: Re: TS-120
> Hi John..
>
> Yes, that radio will take either the YK88CN or the YK88C filter depending
> upon whether you want 270 Hz or 500 Hz filters. I've always bought the
> 270
> Hz filter for all of my Kenwoods. I think it is a worthwhile improvement
> over just using the IF Shift, and the combination of the IF Shift and the
> YK88CN is really tight. I never did bother with the 1.8 KHz SSB
> filter--the stock filter seemed satisfactory to me.
>
> I also had the DFC 230 digital frequency controller which plugged into the
> VFO jack and gave you a digitally synthesized VFO and 4 channels of
> memory. Unfortunately it wasn't battery backed so it would go back to
> wherever the bottom of the VFO coverage was as soon as you powered the rig
> down. But the DFC230 had decidedly less drift than the internal VFO, and
> it also gave me the capability to work splits. Although the DFC230 was
> introduced with the Kenwood TS130S, 530S, and 830S, it is backwards
> compatible to the TS120S as well.
>
> Something to keep in mind if you ever see one somewhere and you decide to
> hang onto the TS120S (and I would just to have the spare radio).
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
> At 06:26 PM 2/26/2008 -0500, you wrote:
>>I think I figured out how to put it in CW, just there is no narrow filter
>>for CW in it. I'd like to see if I can work it in the club's field day
>>this
>>year for a workout if it's ready by then so I might have to add the filter
>>for that. The night time crew is CW only from midnight to 6 AM and they'll
>>want that filter in it. I think that's the YK88CN, I can find them any day
>>of the week. As long as it's not as bad as the TS-440 to put it in I'll be
>>happy.
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Walt Sebastian" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 6:11 PM
>>Subject: Re: TS-120
>>
>>
>> > Hi John,
>> > I used a TS120 when I took a lightning strike and power surge on my
>> > TS520.
>> > I agree it is a nice little radio. I don't remember how to use it on
>> > CW
>> > but
>> > it didn't have a CW filter in it but the I-F shift made it so tight
>> > that I
>> > could use it in place of a filter. Good luck with that one.
>> >
>> > Walt
>> > WA4QXT
>> > New London CT
>> > [log in to unmask]
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>>
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> Louis Kim Kline
> A.R.S. K2LKK
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