Just turn the radio on for a few hours, it will run, unless someone did the
fan mod on that one. You don't even need to transmit on it though that's a
sure fire way to speed up it's coming on.
----- Original Message -----
From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 1:16 PM
Subject: Re: cooling fan question for TS480
> 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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