You know, John, I don't think I've ever heard the Mark II. G. fan at the
EOC go into high. Probably because our communications are very short and to
the point.
Will have to go over there and do a rag chew on a slow day sometime, and see
what the fan in that one does.
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 9:19 AM
Subject: Re: cooling fan question for TS480
>I have the MKIIG and that fan's not bad on low, but when it kicks on high,
> it really takes a long time for me to get used to it on vacation and
> stuff.
> I do get used to it after a while but at first it really gets to me. I
> should do the mod to take care of that but I hate working in a radio that
> size myself and with what they still go for, I'd sure hate to ruin the
> radio.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 8:47 AM
> Subject: Re: cooling fan question for TS480
>
>
>> Yeah, I know John.
>>
>> That IC706 fan is something else!
>>
>> I worked with one at home for a while here, and it about blew me out of
>> the
>> water the first time I used it.
>>
>> We actually have an IC706 Mark II. G. at our County EOC, and the fan in
>> that
>> one doesn't seem to be quite as loud, but the fan in the original 706 was
>> something else.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 8:16 AM
>> Subject: Re: cooling fan question for TS480
>>
>>
>>> As long as it's not as loud as the fan in the 706 on the higher speed
>>> you're
>>> not too bad off, that thing can drive me crazy if I"m in a quiet place
>>> with
>>> it.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 8:04 AM
>>> Subject: Re: cooling fan question for TS480
>>>
>>>
>>>> That's what I thought too, Ed.
>>>>
>>>> I guess my strategy is to try moving the radio a bit further away from
>>>> me
>>>> than it is now, or just put up with it. As I said before, the one in
>>>> the
>>>> RV
>>>> is quieter, but maybe because it's hidden behind one of the seats in
>>>> the
>>>> eating area, so therefore is not as apparent.
>>>>
>>>> I was noticing last night that even the cooling fan on my TMV71A is a
>>>> bit
>>>> loud.
>>>>
>>>> Guess it's just a Kenwood thing.
>>>>
>>>> And, I guess if that's the worse problem I have, I should be thankful.
>>>>
>>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Ed Malmgren" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 11:31 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: cooling fan question for TS480
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Dropping the power on the 480 won't make it quieter, it just may not
>>>>> come
>>>>> on
>>>>> but the noise will be the same.
>>>>> Ed K7UC
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 8:36 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: cooling fan question for TS480
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Howard:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'll see what happens to the cooling fan noise on lower power.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That's an interesting thing to try.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'll also do some more comparisons with the TS480 out in the RV,
>>>>>> although
>>>>>> I
>>>>>> really do think that one is quieter.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 9:41 PM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: cooling fan question for TS480
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> No idea, since I only have one ts480. You could run 50 watts I
>>>>>>> guess.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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