Hi Howard;
I thought you had the 480sat.  Sounds like quite the adventure to raise the
output.
Rich

----- Original Message -----
From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2005 2:22 AM
Subject: ts480


         I have been doing a bit of thinking=20
about the often reported low rf output on ssb on the kenwood ts480.
I found a fix, but it requires going in to the=20
service menus.  I am not sure what it all means,=20
but appearently theese new radios have menu=20
adjustments for all kinds of hidden stuff.
It requires a service manual which I can't find, at least for free.
Here is the fix I found out about.  It is for the=20
HX model, but I assume if you devide the numbers by two, it will work.

my new TS-480 did only give 140 W on SSB but fine on FM and CW
with easy change on service menu it give now full=20
200W on SSB and I find out it can
easy do 300W on 80 but it can kill the output transistors,,,
This is how to :
Insert the adjustment plug PART #W05-0611-00 into=20
the DATA jack on the main unit.
( shorting terminals 3 and 6 should do the same=20
thing ). While turning the radio
on, hold down the [MIC] key and the [NR] key.=20
Then remove the adjustment plug from
the DATA jack when the MENU No#. appears.
go to menu 24
write down the number you have , I change that=20
number to 198 , you can try to change
it up and down and save menu and try SSB , how much it will do.
I higher the output until I got 200W out on SSB=20
(around 220W on service menu) radio
can go all the way to 300 W on 80 meter but that=20
will kill the output transistor
soon.
To save your new setting, go to MENU # 76 and=20
press the up or down arrow button.
To EXIT the service menu, press the [MTR] key.
so good news is that kenwood have lots of power=20
but bad news is that somthing is
wrong on some of the kenwoods so there can not go to full power on SSB
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