Thanks, John. ... Will give it a try when I go over there to work the next
time.
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 1:55 PM
Subject: Re: cooling fan question for TS480
> 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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