Hi John and all,
Thank you all so very very much for the help!
Yep, checked and adjusted the 3 knobs on the top of the rig that all affect vox settings and it's workin perfectly now!
You all are the greatest, for sure!
73,
Trippy, ac8s, who is thrilled to be back on the air, on his own station!
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: John Miller 
  To: [log in to unmask] 
  Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 9:15 AM
  Subject: Re: my kenwood 120 has a bad relay, what to do?


  I'd check vox settings. My backup radio, a  ts-450 did the exact same thing 
  when I first got it and come to find out the  previous owner turned vox gain 
  all the way down and antivox all the way up. We found that at field day. I 
  just thought vox  didn't work until then, when someone tried cw, I figured 
  out pretty quick it was settings and fixed it.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Harry Brown" <[log in to unmask]>
  To: <[log in to unmask]>
  Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 2:51 AM
  Subject: my kenwood 120 has a bad relay, what to do?


  > Hi all,
  > Well, as you all know, I have a used Kenwood ts120, and on push to talk, =
  > it works perfectly!
  > However, here's the problem. On cw, when I'm in cw mode, the rig doesn't =
  > always transmit. However, if I push down on the transmit button, you =
  > know, the button on the left side of the radio, and then, I use the code =
  > key, it sends cw then.
  > Also, I cannot get the vox to work when speaking.
  > So, what do you all suggest? Does this call for a vox sensativity =
  > adjustment, or, is it a bad relay? When I use the ptt, it has no problem =
  > keying up and letting me talk on phone.
  > So, what do you all think?
  > 73,
  > Trippy, ac8s