Hi All:

The center piece of my HF station is a Kenwood TS-940SAT, 1987 vintage  
and I'm the 3RD owner.
Well, for the past 2 years or so, when I 1ST power up, it takes about  
30MIN for the rig to settle down and behave normally.
During this 30MIN time period, the following are intermittent: my  
display blinks in and out, no transmit pwr, no internal ATU function,  
and intermintened audio. The only things that aren't intermittent, is  
the sound of the rig that sounds like there's no antenna attached and  
VS unit announcement of the freq. The VFO and modes can be changed but  
when you do, that's when the display blinks. When you turn any of the  
knobs and switches, the display blinks. All of this occurs for 30MIN  
and when I do have audio, I detect a ripple and crackley affects. I  
was told it may be the PLL board but don't think that would affect the  
power out or atu. Don't think it would inter-fear with the display  
either.
I'm wondering if the 940 is worth investing in, parts are becoming  
harder to find, or retire it.
I compared my 940 to another rig this past weekend and my 940 simply  
kicked it's backside once it settled down.
Did you also know, that Inrad doesn't make any roofing filter mods for  
this rig because there was no improvements when experimental were  
used. They do make roofing filters for every other rig. LOL
I think that's something to be said and I'd really hate to have to say  
goodbye.

73:

Michael De VO1RYN