The 830 is the predecessor to the 820.  It has a 12by7 driver and 6146 
finals.  It was produced circa 1980 and included the WARC bands.  Latter 
models had the warc bands included, as I recall, mine had the band switch 
with the bands but the bands weren't available without installing some 
module.

It has a nice filter arrangement with optional Cw filters, and dual passband 
filters as well as a decent notch and noise-blanker.

You will need to tune the rig using either max output or a tuning aid as it 
had a preselector, and plate tuning and load control.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Harry Brown
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Sent: Monday, August 06, 2012 9:30 AM
Subject: a kenwood ts830


Hi all,
I know of a kenwood ts830, in great shape! I'm not a rig expert, so, I'm =
just wondering, what are the differences between the kenwood ts120, and =
the kenwood ts830? From what I remember, the 830 has a built in power =
supply, is that right?
Also, can a blind ham tune that rig? What I like about the ts120 is, =
there's just 1 knob on that rig, which is the power up and down knob, =
and I just have to use the external tuner to tune the rig.
So, if any one of yall know about the 830, let me know!
73,
Trippy, ac8s