I've only ever done the finals in two radios and neither of them were
ham radios. both of them were cb radios and I was able to get them replaced.
On 29/02/2008 3:16 PM, the old scribe known as Lou Kline was able to
impart this pearl of wisdom:
> Not popping the finals on this rig is pretty straightforward if you have a
> meter capable of measuring SWR at fairly low power levels, say 2 to 5
> watts. You put an antenna tuner on the radio. Initially peak the radio
> for maximum receiver noise--that will get you somewhere in the
> neighborhood. Then put the radio in the CW mode if it isn't already there
> and feed it just enough carrier to get a decent SWR reading and adjust the
> tuner for minimum SWR. When it looks like you have a match, feed it the
> full scooch and do any final tweaks to get any remaining mismatch tuned
> out. I used this method with the TS130S and the Ten Tec 228 antenna tuner
> without ever having a problem.
>
> By the way, the Ten Tec 228 is an awesome tuner if you are operating in the
> 100 watt class. You cannot run a linear amp through it, so it isn't for
> the big boys, but basically that tuner is so versatile that if you can't
> load it with that tuner, you can't load it. It used to tune stuff down
> flat that my Dentron Super Tuner wouldn't touch. It's pretty
> straightforward to tune with the LDG TW1 meter, too. Yes the Ten Tec 228
> is one of the few pieces that has survived from my original station--nearly
> every other piece of equipment has been replaced at least once.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
> At 12:49 AM 2/28/2008 +1100, you wrote:
>> definitely interested. as for the transister finals, well yes, but you'd
>> still have to be many kinds of stupid to purposely blow the bum end out
>> of your radio.
>> they do however still take a beating but with anything, treat it like
>> the sensative equipment it is and it'll give you many hours of fun.
>>
>>
>> On 28/02/2008 12:16 AM, the old scribe known as John Miller was able to
>> impart this pearl of wisdom:
>>> TS-120 has transistor finals, you can blow that a lot faster than the tube
>>> radios, but it's a simple radio to learn. BTW, I'm cleaning up an owners
>>> manual for that radio if anyone's interested, not sure when it will be
>> done
>>> but if I sit and work on it a couple nights a week, I'd say in a couple
>>> weeks. It's not very big and I did about half of it last night. Lot of
>>> pictures though.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Shaun Oliver" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 2:04 AM
>>> Subject: Re: TS-120
>>>
>>>
>>>> actually, I'd like to know the front and rear layouts for the 120 also
>>>> please as I might see if I can find me one for a beginner rig. there's
>>>> not much you can do wrong with one of them babies, save blow the arse
>>>> end out, which, takes a certain kind of stupid to accomplish that.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 27/02/2008 10:11 AM, the old scribe known as Walt Sebastian was able
>>>> to impart this pearl of wisdom:
>>>>> 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
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